'He is hallucinating' is the new way to say 'he is bullshitting'
salgar · x · 2026-10-03
A short observation on how AI jargon is reshaping everyday language: people now say "he is hallucinating" instead of "he is bullshitting." The author finds the swap amusing — the LLM term hallucination has leaked into casual speech as a trendy euphemism for talking nonsense.
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