Popularized on TikTok, implying someone is in denial. This phrase is referring to a clip of Wendy Williams on a radio show, where she says to a caller “denial is a river in Egypt, your husband is gay.” The joke is that Wendy recited the saying incorrectly.
The real saying is “denial is not (just) a river in Egypt”: A humorous phrase used to highlight the fact that someone is in denial about something. (A pun on the colloquial pronunciation of "the Nile.")
“Denial is a river in Egypt”: Remember that time Wendy Williams said “denial is a river in Egypt, your husband is gay!” while live on air?
“Denial is not (just) a river in Egypt”: The boss thinks he can salvage this project by throwing more money at it. Someone should let him know that denial isn't a river in Egypt.
When someone that you start to get over or you thought you got over that person but that person does something and makes you like them again or makes your heart skip a beat
Girl: did you see that? He totally pulled a river Girl 2: I totally saw that how could he?!
1) To open the most serious barrel of whoop ass imaginable like River Tam does on the planet Miranda when she’s locked in a room with a bunch of Reavers and goes mentally medieval on all of them.
2) To win a hand at Texas Hold Em only with the help of the last card.
3) To drink almost continually from a keg of beer.
4) To perform a great feat of strength, like the fifth labor of Hercules in which he diverts an entire river by hand.
5) To die young and end a promising career, a la River Phoenix.
Whoa, did you see Adam pull a river last night? He drank like sixteen pints then fell down like he was dead. I love that dood.