by SeymoreAzses October 13, 2011
Get the lol mug.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.
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by shell initiative October 25, 2012
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But nowadays people use it as a word so they can just say something instead of ignoring the person.
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But nowadays people use it as a word so they can just say something instead of ignoring the person.
Person 1: Dude, my grandmother died today... :(
Person 2: lol
Person 1: What the hell is wrong with you??
Person 2: idk
Person 1: *Logs out*
Person 2: lol
Person 1: What the hell is wrong with you??
Person 2: idk
Person 1: *Logs out*
by iuor56g December 28, 2009
Get the lol mug.LOL has greatly evolved since it's birth back in 1990 something or other in the AOL days. In present day it is commonly used in situations where you not only did not laugh out loud or think the previous statement was funny but you want out of the conversation all together, but politely. LOL followed by a question mark however is the less polite way of indicating that you don't want to talk and additionally whatever was just said made you feel super awkward as well.
Person 1: ...which inevitably led to why I had not 1 but 2 monkey wrenches in my ass.
Person 2: LOL?
Person 2: LOL?
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Get the LOL mug.What somebody types on IM, MySpace, Facebook or Bebo which means "What you said was sorta funny, but I really can't be bothered laughing, and you can't tell that I'm not."
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