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[ FRENCH INTERNET CULTURE ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]

An acronym meaning "in real life" — used to distinguish something that happened offline from an online-only interaction or persona, functionally identical to English "IRL."

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"On se parle depuis des mois en ligne, on devrait se voir dlvv."

LORE & ORIGIN

Abbreviation of dans la vraie vie, part of French internet/SMS slang's standard acronym-compression convention for common phrases, used the same way English speakers use "IRL" to flag a distinction between online and offline life.

FIRST SEEN
2005
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Not established
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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