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LOL

Sayel-oh-ELUS/ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/UK/ɛl.əʊˈɛl/

Verblols, loling, loled

Noun plurallols, LOLs

7 meanings of LOL

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  1. 1
    not seriousinterjectionfiguratively
    Added to a message to show that you are joking or not being serious.

    Like adding a smiley face so a message doesn't sound too serious.

    I guess I'll just fail the test then, LOL.

    Sorry I'm late again, LOL, traffic was terrible.

    UsageOften at the end of a message: lol.

    Similarhaha

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  2. 2
    interjection
    Written in messages to show you think something is funny.

    Like writing 'ha ha ha' when something is really funny.

    Your cat knocked the cup over again? LOL, that's hilarious.

    LOL, I just saw the funniest video and had to share it.

    UsageOften on its own: LOL!

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  3. 3
    laugh aloudverbintransitive
    To laugh out loud at something, often while online.

    We LOLed at his ridiculous costume all night.

    I lol every time I watch that clip.

    UsagePast form: LOLed. Use it in texts, not formal writing.

    Similarlaugh, chuckle, giggle, cackle

  4. 4
    nouncountable
    A single written 'LOL' sent in a chat or message.

    Her message got a quick LOL from everyone in the group.

    He fired off a couple of LOLs and then went quiet.

    Similarlaugh

Less common meanings

  1. 5
    love (letter ending)interjectiondated
    Used at the end of a letter to mean 'lots of love'.

    She closed the postcard with 'LOL, Grandma'.

    SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶ LOL (Lots of love, coz I'm a sharing caring kinda gal) ¶ Nikki
    2002, Me Here, “Latest Rugby Poll.”Here, LOL means lots of love, used at the end of a note.

    UsagePeople now read it as laughing; write love instead.

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  2. 6
    nouncolloquial
    A little old lady, often spoken about in an unkind or mocking way.
  3. 7
    nounCommonwealthIrelandUS
    A local branch of the Loyal Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal group.

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Origin

It is made from the first letters of "Laugh Out Loud." A Canadian man named Wayne Pearson seems to have made it up between the early and mid 1980s.