A Lollar is a US dollar that is stuck in the Lebanese banking system, really just a computer entry with no corresponding currency. The internationally recognized symbol for the US Dollar is $. The term was coined by
Harvard economic fellow Dan Azzi after a severe economic crisis in
Lebanon.
The symbol for a Lollar is lol.
The term Lollar has been given coverage in International media (Heise.de:
Lebanon: Shortly before the system collapse).
Q: How
much money do you have stuck in this
Lebanese bank?
A: I have 20,000 Lollars (20,000lol) stuck!