LOL
LOL, or lol, is an internet slang term that means "laugh(ing) out loud". It is commonly mistaken for "lots of love." LOL is often used in messages meaning "That is really funny."
It also means mute in Persian and is a native Dutch word (not an acronym) which means "fun" ("lollig" means "funny"). In Welsh, lol means nonsense - e.g., if a person wanted to say "utter nonsense" in Welsh, they would say "rwtsh lol".[1] LOL is usually used on the internet or when text messaging.[2]
Words similar to "LOL"
- lolz, lulz, lul, lawls: Sometimes used instead of LOL, but can have other meanings.
- LOOOOOL: For more emphasis. Any amount of "OL"s can be added to the end of LOL.
- ROTFLOL: Rolling on the floor laughing out loud; used by Weird Al in the song "White and Nerdy".
- LEL: Means the same thing as LOL, but with an E.[3]
- kek: The Japanese version of saying lol.
LOL Media
Use of "lol" in response to a joke, in a 2007 conversation on IRC
A person genuinely laughing out loud in a university computer lab
A 2007 lolcat meme, featuring a humorous misspelling of "LOL, what?"
An animated ASCII art image popularized in 2004 by memes using the word "roflcopter"
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References
- ↑ "Welsh-English Lexicon". Cardiff School of Computer Science. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Urban Dictionary: used in chat and text messaging". urbandictionary.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Lel". Urban Dictionary. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2015.