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My niece used the word 'delulu' in a totally normal way and it clicked for me
I was helping my niece, who's 16, with her homework in Phoenix last weekend. She got a math problem wrong and just laughed, saying "Okay, that was a bit delulu of me." I asked what it meant, and she explained it's just slang for being delusional or overly optimistic about something silly. It wasn't mean, just a light way to admit a mistake. I realized these new terms aren't always for mocking others; sometimes they're just a gentler way to talk about our own little failures. Has anyone else noticed slang being used more for self-deprecating humor than for putting people down?
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henrycooper6mo ago
Wait, "my bad" is old now? That one still feels pretty useful to me.
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tara_jones946mo ago
Oh totally! My little cousin says "my bad" is for old people now, she just goes "that was so me-coded" when she messes up. It's way less harsh.
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