DeLonge
Proper noun
Meaning
DeLonge (plural DeLonges)
A surname
Examples
DeLonge was the more carnal songwriter; the snottier id to Hoppus’ dejected ego.
Hoppus calls his family “pathetic,” before DeLonge joins in the shaming by accusing his parents of giving their marriage away, rather than being lost in the shuffle themselves.
Except Tom DeLonge didn’t just have a passing interest or affinity; he was planning a crusade.
In October 2016, DeLonge was a celebrity whose spastic emails to a campaign manager had leaked into the public domain.
The band’s latest LP — their first without DeLonge after he once again quit under ironically similar circumstances to his first exit — fared a lot better commercially than its predecessor.
The imagery is inflammatory, with DeLonge comparing his parents to slave masters and himself to a ticking time bomb ready to combust, but it’s also evocative.