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lol¹

interjection

  1. Internet, alternative Alternative form of LOL.LOL

noun lols

  1. Alternative letter-case form of LOL.LOL

verb lols · lol's · loling · lolling · lol'ing · loled

  1. Internet, alternative, intransitive Alternative form of LOL.LOL

particle

  1. Internet Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual. Are you really that bad lol?

lol²

interjection

  1. archaic Used in song as a nonsense syllable. And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah!

LOL³

  • /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ UK
  • /lɔːl/ UK
  • /lɒl/ UK
  • /ɛl.oʊˈɛl/ Canada, US
  • /lɔl/ Canada, US
  • /lɑl/ Canada, US
  • /loʊl/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɛl, -ɒl, -ɔːl, -əʊl

Where it comes from

Acronym of laugh(ing) out loud, apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.

interjection lol · lawl · lel · lul · lols · LOLS

  1. Internet Laughing (or laugh) out loud. I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!
  2. Internet Lots of laughs. (occasionally used) I love the one where he orders a cup of tea but then chaos ensues! LOL!
  3. Internet, figuratively 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. I hope you weren't expecting a welcome wagon, LOL.
  4. dated Lots of love. P.S.: Give my regards to Elizabeth and to the children! LOL!

verb LOLs · LOLing · LOLed · LOLd

  1. Internet To laugh out loud.

noun LOLs · lol · lawl · lel · lul · lols

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, US Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
  2. derogatory, informal, sometimes Little old lady. We've got an LOL in the emergency department who seems a bit confused.
  3. An instance of the interjection "LOL". YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of “LOLs,” insults and spam.

LoL⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of League of Legends.League of Legends

Lol⁵

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Laura. Laura listened, dumbfounded, as Christabel recounted her close shave inside the house. “Tell me you’re making this up,” she begged. / “It’s all true, Lol,” said Christabel.
  2. A diminutive of the male given names Laurence and Lawrence.

Lol⁶

proper noun

  1. historical A state of Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.

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