AOL

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AOL¹

Where it comes from

Initialism of its original name, America Online.

proper noun

  1. An American web portal and former online service provider. Other sites in the AOL network are also getting "updated experiences," according to Wilson, "including greater AOL attribution presence and consistency."

AOL²

noun AOLs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of aspect-oriented language

AOL³

Where it comes from

From the propensity of AOL users for making unnecessary "me too" posts in Usenet discussions.

interjection

  1. Internet, humorous Me too, I agree. >Now Black Velvet by Alannah Miles^([sic]) has always sent shivers down my spine, something about her voice. AOL! I've heard that one being karaoke'd, by someone with a pretty good voice, but it really needs Alannah Miles's vocals to do it justice.

verb AOLs · AOLing · AOLed

  1. Internet, humorous, intransitive, rare To plainly agree or support, such as by saying a simple phrase, namely me too, I agree, or posting a simple message expressing one’s agreement or support. It was to this that I AOLed. I have no intent to suggest that I do not appreciate physical beauty, either in the oppostie^([sic]) gender or in fact in my own, which has given several girls of my acquaintance a nasty shock an^([sic]) caused some extreme allegations to be made regarding my personal se

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Closest in meaning: line, online, yahoo, msn, skype, usenet, microsoft, google, nbc, isp, firefox, warner, cnn, cbs, ftp, motorola

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@misc{aol_2026,
  title = {AOL},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}