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minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 months agoI’m just wondering is “delulu” slang for “delusional”? Like was the real word that hard to spell?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoI think it’s short for “the lulu” which is a cutesy name for the Lusitania, meaning they feel like they have been sunk.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s a cutesy way of spelling it, popularized on social media and also by content creators
minus-squarerunning_ragged@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoSometimes words evolved for the spelling, sometimes for the sounds. I think in this case it was for the fun sound, especially given it arose through tiktok communities.
minus-squaresynae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWell one is certainly more fun to say
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf you want to sound like a child, yeah…
I’m just wondering is “delulu” slang for “delusional”? Like was the real word that hard to spell?
I think it’s short for “the lulu” which is a cutesy name for the Lusitania, meaning they feel like they have been sunk.
It’s a cutesy way of spelling it, popularized on social media and also by content creators
Sometimes words evolved for the spelling, sometimes for the sounds.
I think in this case it was for the fun sound, especially given it arose through tiktok communities.
Well one is certainly more fun to say
If you want to sound like a child, yeah…