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"These hackers on steroids will do anything to get epic lulz."
lulz by Zephyr Greene August 5, 2007
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Lulz is a typographical subversion of the word "lol", meaning to Laugh Out Loud, thus emphasising the humour derived from the subject by way of making the original word sillier.
Megalulz ensue.
Citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: "Why Truman? Why the bomb? It killed thousands of innocent women and children"

President Harry Truman: "I did it for the lulz"
Lulz by Jamie Davidson January 2, 2008
Lulz is awesome. Lulz is way better than lol. Lulz is a synonym for Schadenfreude and means "lol derived from other's suffering".
lulz by TehCezar December 17, 2009
1. A corruption of 'lol' or a purpose misspelling of 'lol'.

2. An idiotic excuse to do ANYTHING offensive or disturbing (and as such, funny) used mostly by Chantards (4chan, IIchan, etc.) Gaiafags, or any usual member of Encyclopedia Dramatica.

3. Something funny that is caused at the expensive of others.
Gaiafag: WTF?! A burning cat! Oh God, why?!
Troll: i didz it for da lulz

/b/tard: dude whyd u cum on ur sisters face and then post pics?
/b/tard(2): i did it for da lulz
lulz by person over there March 11, 2008
Phil Shuman used this term in a poorly executed last minute piece that was thrown together. It shows his complete lack of ability to perform proper investigative reporting. Many LULZ were generated from this attempt.
"LULZ is a corruption of L O L, which stands for Laugh Out Loud." --Phil Shuman, Fox News
lulz by XgizmoX August 4, 2007
"Why did you set all those blind people on fire?"
"I did it for the lulz."
lulz by Sean O. December 24, 2008