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Totally unrealistic (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 31 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Can someone explain the meme to me? I'm oblivious

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm just wondering is "delulu" slang for "delusional"? Like was the real word that hard to spell?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago

I think it's short for "the lulu" which is a cutesy name for the Lusitania, meaning they feel like they have been sunk.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

It's a cutesy way of spelling it, popularized on social media and also by content creators

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

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.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well one is certainly more fun to say

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

If you want to sound like a child, yeah....

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

I figured its unrealistic body standards and lifestyles? All the pictured people (mostly women) are barbie-doll skinny and tall.

I had to look up delulu, and it seems to be a reaction to that very thing:

Delulu is an internet slang term used to describe the belief that one can influence one's own destiny through sheer willpower. Derived from the English-language word delusional, the term has its origins in K-pop communities where the term delulu is used to refer to individuals who were in a parasocial relationship with celebrities and had hopes of meeting them someday. The term has subsequently been adopted by Generation Z and Generation Alpha, popularized by viral TikTok trends such as the catchphrase "delulu is the solulu", implying that self-confidence is key to achieving one's dreams, however far-fetched. Solulu and trululu are slang terms for "solution" and "truth" respectively, and they are modeled after delulu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delulu

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 4 weeks ago

What a terrible day to be able to read.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Ah thx. I remember Desilu Productions and wondered if Delulu was similar. I didn't recognize most of the TV shows.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world -2 points 4 weeks ago

Still confused. These look like normal people with some nice makeup on.

Is the joke that americans are fat?