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Mnemonic (I dey laugh o) for a Pidgin English phrase (which translated to English means "I'm laughing as well") made popular by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

IDLO is a scornful and mocking response to another's position on a subject. IDLO has been made popular by young Nigerians who usually respond to a comment on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter with the pithy "IDLO"
Atiku: I will be Nigeria's next president
Obasanjo: IDLO
IDLO by OmoLugard January 19, 2011
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A person who has identity in official records but basically he/she has no contacts or limited networks in the real world;a person who boasts himself/herself that he/she is influential person in the society but in reality he/she is not;a person appears to be well documented on papers but in reality he/she is ordinary/average or below average;a dreamer in a fools paradise;a naive or timid or gullible or immatured individual; too much hype created about an individual;
If you are an idlone person then job hunting will be a difficult task in today's economy;I meet several idlone people while travelling using public transport service;We made a mistake by hiring an idlone candidate for this job;Those who have idlone personalities cannot understand the nitty gritty of this trade;Studies show that girls prefer their offspring to be well brought up with their life partner having zero idlone personality traits; His father talks too much about his idlone son, that is, pretty often he mentions his son is a genius just like Einstein;
idlone by Deep March 7, 2004
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Acronym for "I did laught out loud", also can be shortened as IDL "I did laught", Is used to tell that something, that the person "IDLoL" just saw/read/heard IS really funny and DID made him/her laught.
-Knock, knock.
-Who's there?
-Me.
-IDLoL! No, really.
IDLoL by Seeder November 24, 2007
Refers to the inability to conceive children or produce offspring. In biological terms, it typically refers to the inability of a person, animal, or plant to reproduce naturally.
Kuthiwa Ulidlolo akanababtwana "
Idlolo by Zipho Njotini March 26, 2024
Guy 1: That dudes an idiot
Guy 2: But he solved a hard math problem last week
Guy 1: so let’s just call him an idlot
idlot by TheMCidlot¿ February 3, 2025