Once an acronym for laughing one's ass off -- an expression of great amusement and laughter online, now reduced to an ironic, often sarcastic or passive aggressive, and meaningless phrase way to express cynicism and apathetic anguish.
In the words of tumblr user heavenboundghost: when did "lmao" or w/e become shorthand for "i'm fucking suffering"
tumblr user jethroq responds: lamenting my anguish online
tumblr user jethroq responds: lamenting my anguish online
by danseyandthelimbs October 7, 2018

by Sillylittlegoose13 March 27, 2023

Means "laughing my ass off", but is mostly used to make conversations non awkward. If something's really funny though, "lmao" will be used in all caps.
mark: yeah
steve: ok
*mark reads message and starts typing, erases, starts typing again, then just stops*
*awkward five seconds*
steve: lmao
rebecca: omg steve farted in class! Jess posted it on her snap story!
stacy: i just watched it LMAOOAOAO
steve: ok
*mark reads message and starts typing, erases, starts typing again, then just stops*
*awkward five seconds*
steve: lmao
rebecca: omg steve farted in class! Jess posted it on her snap story!
stacy: i just watched it LMAOOAOAO
by immajustahaha_thenleave November 11, 2019

by RedBee December 28, 2020

by Kobo condominium August 7, 2019
