lol doesn't really mean "laugh out loud". It never has.
It can mean "I acknowledge what you said, and it may or may not be mildly amusing. Either way, I genereally approve, in a non-comital way."
It also usually communicates the amused, nearly silent expulsion of air from the nose, which is not quite a small snort, which is reserved for reading something funny. Originally used for amusing and witty books, but now translated to text communication as well. One does not actually have to politely laugh, one mimics it with a simple lol, and doesn't bother to mime the false pretense in person.
It can mean "I acknowledge what you said, and it may or may not be mildly amusing. Either way, I genereally approve, in a non-comital way."
It also usually communicates the amused, nearly silent expulsion of air from the nose, which is not quite a small snort, which is reserved for reading something funny. Originally used for amusing and witty books, but now translated to text communication as well. One does not actually have to politely laugh, one mimics it with a simple lol, and doesn't bother to mime the false pretense in person.
lol!
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*texting*
'I just saw an elephant squeal'
'LOL'
'I just had the best time with Josh'
'LOL'
'I just added the proper definition of LOL to the Urban Dictionary'
'LOL'
'I just saw an elephant squeal'
'LOL'
'I just had the best time with Josh'
'LOL'
'I just added the proper definition of LOL to the Urban Dictionary'
'LOL'
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Jimmy: LOL! Grampa, it's called a computer, and my pants are not in it.
Gramps: Eh? Don't get all fancy with your 'cool cat' lingo, boy. Use the English they spend all that time teaching you in school. Why, if those silly innernets words were ever put in the dictionary, I'd start speaking FRENCH. And you know how much I hate those darned French... Why when I was your age, blah blah respected our blah blah blah....
Jimmy: *sigh...*
Jimmy: LOL! Grampa, it's called a computer, and my pants are not in it.
Gramps: Eh? Don't get all fancy with your 'cool cat' lingo, boy. Use the English they spend all that time teaching you in school. Why, if those silly innernets words were ever put in the dictionary, I'd start speaking FRENCH. And you know how much I hate those darned French... Why when I was your age, blah blah respected our blah blah blah....
Jimmy: *sigh...*
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