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feels over reals

feels over reals phrase: a preference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradict.

Phrase

feels over reals

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) A preference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradict.

Forms of feels over reals

alternative formfeels before reals

Origin of feels over reals

Likely influenced by the pattern (of rhyme, meter, and syntax) that bros before hoes and similar phrases follow.

Questions about feels over reals

What does feels over reals mean?
Feels over reals means a preference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradict.
What part of speech is feels over reals?
Feels over reals is a phrase.

Words near feels over reals in the dictionary

  1. feels one's legs
  2. feels one's oats
  3. feels one's way
  4. feels oneself
  5. feels out
  6. feels over reals
  7. feels someone's collar
  8. feels sorry for
  9. feels ten feet tall
  10. feels the Bern
  11. feels the burn

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