feels over reals

phrase

A preference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradict.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative feels before reals

  1. colloquialderogatoryA preference for one's feelings or beliefs over the reality that they contradict.

Origin

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

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APA

feels over reals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feels%20over%20reals

MLA

“feels over reals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feels%20over%20reals. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feels over reals,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feels%20over%20reals.

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