Delulu
dih-LOO-looadjective
What it means
Describes a belief held so far beyond the available evidence that the only honest response is to give it a nickname.
What it actually means
We stopped calling it denial because denial sounds like a problem.
How it is used in a sentence
"I'm delulu but I think he'll text back."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
Related entries
Manifesting
Social DynamicsMAN-ih-fest-ingnounBafflegab
The belief that wanting something hard enough is a strategy, popular among people with other options.
Real meaningI have not made a plan.
Roman Empire
Social DynamicsROH-mun EM-pyrenounDiagnosis
An ancient civilisation, now best known as the answer everyone gives when asked what they think about, which has made thinking about it the entire personality.
Real meaningOne documentary series, and now it is a character trait.