LOL en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /lɒl/ (UK)
- /lɑl/ (Canada, US)
- /loʊl/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ (UK)
- /lɔl/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛl.oʊˈɛl/ (Canada, US)
- /lɔːl/ (UK)
Etymology
Acronym of laugh(ing) out loud, apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.
Meanings
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(Internet, qualifier:literal) Laughing (or laugh) out loud.
Bro got milk spilt over his head! LOL!
I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!
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(Internet) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)
I love the one where he orders a cup of tea but then chaos ensues! LOL!
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(Internet, figuratively, qualifier:by dilution) Indicates light-heartedness or amusement, or that the accompanying statement is not intended as serious; sometimes extends to irony or sardonicism, in the same way that spoken humor sometimes does. Often now a discourse marker independent of laughter.
In the course of managing your expectations, you'll need to account for the usual amount of pettiness and dishonesty among your fellow humans lol.
I hope you weren't expecting a welcome wagon, LOL.
And if you're sad about someone, something that was fun once is now really painful. So it sorta started out as "L-O-L, you're getting water in my mouth".
2024 January 11, 9:49 from the start, in Does Kristen Stewart Know Her Lines From Her Most Famous Movies?, spoken by Kristen Stewart:
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(dated, qualifier:letter-writing) Lots of love.
P.S.: Give my regards to Elizabeth and to the children! LOL!
John 21:15, 16,17 Back in the fifties, when I used to write childish letters in long-hand to my grandmothers, I would delight in closing with LOL, by which I intended the sentiment "Lots of Love"! This was followed by "XOXOXOXO", which, of course, was hugs and kisses.
2011, Rhonda K. Kindig, Found in Translation, →ISBN, page 105:The answer is in Job 40:7 to the end of the chapter, and 2 tim 2:11 thru 2:21. LOL, Dad Miscommunication: I was thinking he was laughing he didn't tell that was not true. An on-looker said he may mean lots of love. I asked and he didn't answer but he hugged me the next time he saw me for two seconds. Progress not perfection.
2010, Keturah Wasler, Box of Chocolates: Piece from My Heart, →ISBN, page 20:Explaining how much I hated being away from him for another weekend, how I had to do it to pay for his school, for our life. Heartfelt, heart-full, I signed it "LOL, Dad.". Then a pause. And I see appearing on my screen these words. "Dad: what exactly do you think LOL means?" "Lots of Love, obviously," I replied.
2007, Adam Gopnik, Through the Children's Gate, →ISBN:SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶ LOL (Lots of love, coz I'm a sharing caring kinda gal) ¶ Nikki
2002 November 29, Me Here, “Latest Rugby Poll.”, in nz.general (Usenet):One of the most famous examples of this misunderstanding came to prominence three years ago, thanks to a screengrab of this text message sent by a mother to her son: "Your great aunt just passed away. LOL".
2014 May 28, Stuart Heritage, “25 years of LOL – the good and bad bits”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lol | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lolsies | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lulz | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lul | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lawl | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lolzies | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| LOLsies | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lols | alternative | lexicographic | |
| LOLS | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
ROFL · LOLWUT · ROTFLMAO · kek · LMAO · :-) and its synonyms · LOLWUT · XOXO · LMAO · IPML · ROTFL · kek · ROTFL · IPML · :-) and its synonyms · lawl · lawl · ROFLMAO · ROFL · XO · ROFLMAO · lawl · :-) and its synonyms · ROTFLMAO
Translations (104)
vi kekeke (expression of laughter) · vi VCL (expression of laughter) · ko ㅋㅋㅋ (expression of laughter) · ka lol (lol) (expression of laughter) · ja www (www) (expression of laughter) · fi reps (expression of laughter) · vi hihihi (expression of laughter) · is híhí (expression of laughter) · ru бгг (expression of laughter) · ru ))) (expression of laughter) · ru лол (expression of laughter) · jam DWL (expression of laughter) · es jajajá (expression of laughter) · es reva (expression of laughter) · eo mdr (expression of laughter) · de lol (expression of laughter) · no lol (expression of laughter) · fi naur (denotes light-heartedness or unseriousness) · uk ліл (expression of laughter) · is lol (expression of laughter) · fa ههه (expression of laughter) · lt cha cha cha (expression of laughter) · so kkkk (expression of laughter) · ru гыыыы (expression of laughter) · ro lol (expression of laughter) · nv ayóo íítsʼaʼgo anáshdloh (expression of laughter) · ru гы (expression of laughter) · da lol (expression of laughter) · it lol (expression of laughter) · he ההה (expression of laughter) · fr lol (expression of laughter) · hu lol (expression of laughter) · ko ㅎㅎ (expression of laughter) · nv dloh (expression of laughter) · hi LOL (expression of laughter) · ru ржёт (expression of laughter) · ru пацтало́м (expression of laughter) · ka ლოლ (expression of laughter) · tl jejeje (expression of laughter) · fr mdr (expression of laughter) · ko ㅋ (expression of laughter) · pcm lwkmd (expression of laughter) · he חחח (expression of laughter) · fa mkm (expression of laughter) · cmn 紅紅火火恍恍惚惚 /红红火火恍恍惚惚 (expression of laughter) · vi vãi LOL (expression of laughter) · ga GOA (expression of laughter) · ja 草 (expression of laughter) · he לול (expression of laughter) · yo ẹ̀rín kk (expression of laughter) · hu hfn (hangosan felnevet) (expression of laughter) · sn kkkk (expression of laughter) · ru ржу (expression of laughter) · bg бгг (expression of laughter) · ia lol (expression of laughter) · el λολ (expression of laughter) · fi lol (expression of laughter) · cs lol (denotes light-heartedness or unseriousness) · ar هَاهَا (expression of laughter) · fi huutista (expression of laughter) · ja ワラ (expression of laughter) · ja w (w) (expression of laughter) · yue 哈哈 (expression of laughter) · ar هَهَه (expression of laughter) · cmn 233 (expression of laughter) · nl lol (expression of laughter) · fi reps (denotes light-heartedness or unseriousness) · ja （笑） (expression of laughter) · cmn 哈哈哈 (expression of laughter) · vi vl (expression of laughter) · la corrideō (expression of laughter) · ar لُول (expression of laughter) · nl LOL (expression of laughter) · fr ptdr (expression of laughter) · nv dagó anáshdlohgo shitłʼaaʼ nʼdiiltsʼid (expression of laughter) · es lol (expression of laughter) · tr lol (expression of laughter) · id wkwkwk (expression of laughter) · yue 55555 (expression of laughter) · et irw (expression of laughter) · fa خخخ (expression of laughter) · ru Ы (expression of laughter) · vi kakaka (expression of laughter) · ar خُخُخ (expression of laughter) · da LOL (expression of laughter) · pt kkk (expression of laughter) · uk ))) (expression of laughter) · vi hj hj (expression of laughter) · vi VKL (expression of laughter) · ru ржунимагу́ (expression of laughter) · sv lol (expression of laughter) · lv ha ha (expression of laughter) · pl lol (expression of laughter) · nv AIA (expression of laughter) · fi lol (denotes light-heartedness or unseriousness) · ru испацту́ла (expression of laughter) · uk бгг (expression of laughter) · fi naur (expression of laughter) · yo ẹ̀rín kèékèé (expression of laughter) · th 555 (expression of laughter) · vi kk (expression of laughter) · sv asg (asgarva) (expression of laughter) · tr LOL (expression of laughter) · pt rs (expression of laughter)