LOL, or lol, is an acronym for laugh(ing) out loud or lots of laughs, and a popular element of Internet slang. It was first used almost exclusively on Usenet, but has since become widespread in other forms of computer-mediated communication and even face-to-face communication. It is one of many initialisms for expressing bodily reactions, in particular laughter, as text, including initialisms for more emphatic expressions of laughter such as LMAO("laugh(ing) my ass off") and ROFL (or its older form ROTFL; "roll(ing) on the floor laughing"). Other unrelated expansions include the now mostly obsolete "lots of luck" or "lots of love" used in letter-writing.
The list of acronyms "grows by the month", and they are collected along with emoticons and smileys into folk dictionaries that are circulated informally amongst users of Usenet, IRC, and other forms of (textual) computer-mediated communication. These initialisms are controversial, and several authors recommend against their use, either in general or in specific contexts such as business communications.
The list of acronyms "grows by the month", and they are collected along with emoticons and smileys into folk dictionaries that are circulated informally amongst users of Usenet, IRC, and other forms of (textual) computer-mediated communication. These initialisms are controversial, and several authors recommend against their use, either in general or in specific contexts such as business communications.
How to use it?
Wrong way
(Meanwhile in "online chat"...)
Genpasaporte: My grandma just died :(
DarkerForce: OMG, LOL!
Genpasaporte: Why do you happy Dark?
DarkerForce: IDK, LOL?
Genpasaporte: Shouldn't you be sad?
DarkerForce: WHY, LOL?
Genpasaporte: nvm then, Bye :(
DarkerForce: Ok, lol?
Genpasaporte Block DarkerForce
Right way
Timvannn: Someone so stupid that someone had to call 411 to get the number for 911.
Yan_XU: LOL!
Timvannn: Ik,r?
Yan_XU: Yes Tru!
Wrong way
(Meanwhile in "online chat"...)
Genpasaporte: My grandma just died :(
DarkerForce: OMG, LOL!
Genpasaporte: Why do you happy Dark?
DarkerForce: IDK, LOL?
Genpasaporte: Shouldn't you be sad?
DarkerForce: WHY, LOL?
Genpasaporte: nvm then, Bye :(
DarkerForce: Ok, lol?
Genpasaporte Block DarkerForce
Right way
Timvannn: Someone so stupid that someone had to call 411 to get the number for 911.
Yan_XU: LOL!
Timvannn: Ik,r?
Yan_XU: Yes Tru!
by Totally Secret Banana Peel! May 2, 2018
Get the LOLmug. Something you say or type when something to you is funny enough to eknoledge but you don't really laugh so you just say 'lol'
Sally: Hey guess what?! I forgot it was April Fool's day today but I played a prank on Ethal anyway!
Sue: Lol. Cool
Sue: Lol. Cool
by the only one who rocks February 25, 2011
Get the LOLmug. by silentgurl February 25, 2018
Get the Lolmug. by GraceViz December 2, 2013
Get the lolmug. by anonymous October 9, 2020
Get the lol bunnymug. Something that is not league of legends or lol surprise. A forgotten way to say laugh out loud without using all those letters cuz ur lazy. Used to be overused at its time.
-correct way to use lol- “My dog died!” “lol” -incorrect way to use lol- “hi” “lol” “shut up” “lol” “stop” “lol” “I’m gonna kill u” “lol”
by I have dioriah help November 9, 2018
Get the lolmug.