A three letter acronym that stands for "laugh even louder." Often used as a challenge. If one person laughs out loud, you can laugh even louder. First used by a young man named lance at the Maine Jazz Camp, or MJC.

Unlike what many people think lel is not an acronym in the same fashion that LOL is (it does not mean laughing extremely loud, laughing extra loud or similar). Lel (and variations including lal) resulted from the use of random vowels substituted in place of the 'o' in LOL. These vowels were used in an attempt to be different from the millions of internet game fags. The word however, in essence, still means LOL.

Always in lower caps. Used when someone finds something derisory or pathetic. Its use depends on the mood of the user: the more bored they are, the more they'll be inclined to use it.

Pronunciation: lɛl
Etymology: lol, with the o replaced by an e. The reason is phonetic: lel, when pronounced, seems a bit more sarcastic.

Low Explosive Limit. Explosive Limits The range of concentrations (% by volume in air) of a flammable gas or vapor that can result in an explosion from ignition in a confined space. Usually given as Upper and Lower Explosive Limits (see UEL and LEL).

queer way of saying lol, especially when something isn't funny

"Lel" a term used to show appreciation of a joke/funny remark.
Lel is a spoken word but can also be typed in an Instant messenger.

laugh excruciatingly low when something isnt all that funny but you kind of chuckle at it.

Lel means "Laughing Extremly Loud". Many people say "LEL sucks! I mean, lel aint a stupid word". Well, it is not a word, it is an abbreviation. It sounds better and feels better than lol. I always say lel means laughing extravaganzly loud, but meh. Anyway, lel just means something is funny. so lel.