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minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 个月前I’m just wondering is “delulu” slang for “delusional”? Like was the real word that hard to spell?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 个月前I 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 个月前It’s a cutesy way of spelling it, popularized on social media and also by content creators
minus-squarerunning_ragged@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 个月前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.
minus-squaresynae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 个月前Well one is certainly more fun to say
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 个月前If 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…