A lolcat using "LOL"
LOL or lol, an acronym for laugh(ing) out loud or lots of laughs, is 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 LMAO7 ("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.
LOL was first documented in the Oxford English Dictionary in March 2011.
LOL or lol, an acronym for laugh(ing) out loud or lots of laughs, is 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 LMAO7 ("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.
LOL was first documented in the Oxford English Dictionary in March 2011.
by moonlight24 March 7, 2017
Get the Lolmug. 1: LOL could be an abbreviation for "Laugh(ing) Out Loud"
People will say it on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, a lot of people say lol in texting, too. So it is a reaction to seeing something funny.
2: It could mean Lots Of Love for people that aren't familiar with it.
3: League Of Legends
People will say it on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, a lot of people say lol in texting, too. So it is a reaction to seeing something funny.
2: It could mean Lots Of Love for people that aren't familiar with it.
3: League Of Legends
1: Guy 1: Hey dude, look at this cat video
Guy 2: LOL
2: Person 1: I just got a Gecko
Person 2: Cool. They are very social animals. Be sure to give them LOL.
3: Guy: LOL is the best website ever!
Guy 2: LOL
2: Person 1: I just got a Gecko
Person 2: Cool. They are very social animals. Be sure to give them LOL.
3: Guy: LOL is the best website ever!
by You Shall Never Know Who I Am September 9, 2012
Get the LOLmug. Lol (said L-O-L or lol) is the short Version of Laughing Out Loud. People often use lel or lul, but that is completly wrong. It's used for someone who has no Humor or for texts. So please explain it to your mother Gary...
Gary looks up to his phone. His Ma is calling.
Mother: Your aunt just passed away. LOL. She will be greatly missed.
Gary: WTF Mom??? Why is it funny???
Mother: It's not funny Gary, what do you mean?
Gary: Mom, LOL means laughing out loud...
Mother: Oh no! I thought it meant Lots Of Love! I gotta call everyone back!
Gary: Not again...
Mother: Your aunt just passed away. LOL. She will be greatly missed.
Gary: WTF Mom??? Why is it funny???
Mother: It's not funny Gary, what do you mean?
Gary: Mom, LOL means laughing out loud...
Mother: Oh no! I thought it meant Lots Of Love! I gotta call everyone back!
Gary: Not again...
by The Kawaii Weaboo October 2, 2018
Get the Lolmug. 
the word "lol" is a shorten sentince for texting lol means "laugh out loud" commenly mistaken as lots of love
by wolfy des June 17, 2017
Get the LoLmug. by PikaLove January 7, 2016
Get the Lolmug. lol- laughing out loud
For all y'all adults out there lol does not mean "lots of love" it means LAUGHING OUT LOUD. So when your mom dies don't send your kids the text: "hey hun grandma just died lol : '(" NOT THAT HARD!!!
So for example oh my gosh lol that gif was so funny!
So for example oh my gosh lol that gif was so funny!
by pixelatedplasma January 30, 2017
Get the lolmug.