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LOLer en · NOUN

Etymology

From LOL + -er.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A person who uses the expression LOL (laugh out loud).
   • The talk show host created the now international day of action in 2010. From the start it was a huge success, as Kimmel said on his show: “We killed off millions of LOLers and OMGers.” 2012 November 19, Dahlia Kurtz, “National UnFriend Day calls on Facebookers to cull their lists”, in 24 Hours, Vancouver, Canada:
   • When I actually laugh at what someone has written to me, I like to insert I AM LEGITIMATELY LAUGHING OUT LOUD, because it differentiates me from the frequent LOLers. 2011, Octavia Lehman, "In Lehman's Terms", The Sounding Board (Grace College), Volume 58, Issue 2, 8 September 2011, page 7
   • Perhaps the worst offender is the LOLer who has no grasp of nuance or subtlety. He's like a comedian who comes down from the stage to sit on your lap, tell you a joke and then say, 'Get it?' 2009 September 22, Malcolm Venable, “Once-welcome LOL is now virtually DOA, and here's why”, in The Virginian-Pilot:
2. (Internet) Something that causes one to laugh out loud.
   • >You know what picture reminds me of? The Roseanne Show, the >Haloween^([sic]) episode, where her Dan's head was sticking out of the table >on a platter vegetables! :-) > >Judi Ha! I saw this too! What a LOLer!! 1998 July 18, Hari Har Singh, “Re: AFAB BULLIES ARE DISAPPOINTING”, in alt.consciousness.4th-way (Usenet):
   • And the classic... Elizabeth died..of many causes scene... LOL that one is a LOLer from beginning to end. "I'm famished, anyone want a tuna on rye?" 1999 May 8, Bizarra, “Diva That Wouldn't Die”, in alt.tv.remember-wenn (Usenet):
   • > Let"s not "forget" it took 86 years to win a world series-LOL Yes, that was a real LOLer! 2005 May 16, Jim Tiberio, “Re: 8 wins against Oak-Sea....”, in alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees (Usenet):

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