Find out the meaning of ‘denial is a river in Egypt’ as the strange phrase becomes a viral TikTok song.
TikTok is full of expressions that are difficult to decode and people are always having to use trusty Google to find out what things mean.
The app has its own vocabulary full of weird and wonderful words, like GYAT, eseba and avow. Yep, we’re just as lost as you are.
You’ve probably seen people talking about denial and Egypt a lot and if you’re here, that means you’re really confused.
Read on to find out what ‘denial is a river in Egypt’ actually means…
‘Denial is a river in Egypt’ meaning
The phrase is actually ‘denial is not just a river in Egypt’ and it’s essentially a humorous way of saying someone is in denial.
The phrase is a pun as the word ‘denial’ sounds like the river Nile, which is in Egypt. However, ‘denial’ is not a river in Egypt.
So, the person is in denial by saying the word is a river in the African country when it’s not. The Nile is the real river, not denial.
Denial is the refusal to believe or accept something as the truth, a definition on Vocabulary.com explains.
Wendy Williams popularised the phrase
You might also see people saying ‘denial is a river in Egypt, your husband is Gay,’ which was said by talk show host Wendy Williams.
During a 2006 episode of the reality show The Wendy Williams Experience, the writer and broadcaster was speaking to a caller.
The person explained that she suspected her husband was bisexual and the TV host told her: “Denial is a river in Egypt, your husband is gay.”
She used the famous phrase to tell the woman not to be in denial and to accept the fact that her husband is homosexual.
Watch the famous clip below:
It’s a viral TikTok song
In November 2022, clips of Wendy Williams in the episode started going viral on TikTok and people have been using the phrase on the app ever since.
Now, it’s been remixed with Tony Basil’s song Mickey which has the famous lyrics “oh Mickey, you’re so fine” and the song has gone viral.
People are using it with photos of their crushes, like this:
And this:
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