Talk:Delulu

Modern slang of saying someone is delusional
This word is used by the youth as to say someone is delusional 41.114.170.46 (talk) 15:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

 * Cannot believe that the hook wasn’t "… that delulu is the solulu?" Zanahary (talk) 18:50, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Verbose
Once again I find alignment in a boomer-zoomer axis of virtue, but this article is repetitive, and fluffy, could use a beefy overhaul/redact. Lycurgus (talk) 06:42, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Origin
There is a British English word, 'doolally', that means someone has lost their mind. It's commonly used in British English speech. I always assumed 'delulu' was somehow derived (if only in part) from that, similar to the way other parts of British argot have made their way across the Pond in recent years - like 'bonkers'. Has a proper study been made of the etymology of the neologism 'delulu'? Are the quoted sources possibly just repeating the opinions of people who aren't scholars of linguistics? Incidentally, 'doolally' has an interesting etymology itself, from WW2 - see Deolali transit camp. Stronach (talk) 09:19, 21 February 2024 (UTC)