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A fact from Delulu appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that "delulu is the solulu" is a catchphrase?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Delulu.

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Modern slang of saying someone is delusional[edit]

This word is used by the youth as to say someone is delusional 41.114.170.46 (talk) 15:14, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 05:50, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that "delulu is the solulu" is a catchphrase? Source: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/crazy-career-moves-delulu-is-the-solulu-7020b615
- ALT1: ... that delulu, a word denoting self-confidence, originated as a derogatory reference in shipping culture? Source: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:785cb0d4-965a-4a30-88ba-2c50362cc7ad
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hackaball
- Comment: Open to other suggestions for hooks :)

Created by Sohom Datta (talk). Self-nominated at 18:12, 21 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Delulu; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article created 21 January. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable- I assume that an Oxford PhD thesis is acceptable? Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks good. Thriley (talk) 18:49, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Thriley: I would assume the same. The PhD thesis appears to have been supervised by a fairly well respected professor who has multiple books on related topics and appears to be well respected. Also, it appears that a portion of this thesis were presented at the 24th Sociolinguistics Symposium. University of Ghent in 2022. Sohom (talk) 19:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

Verbose[edit]

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)[reply]

Origin[edit]

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)[reply]