The lol given in a text or IM in response to a message that's not funny, but requires a response to be courteous. Like the "courtesy laugh" in conversation.

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To use the phrase lol when you get a text message that is supposed to be funny when it actually isn't normally sent to a girlfriend so she doesn't mad, you also may expect getting at least a courtesy lol when sending something funny to someone else.