LOL
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/
ipa: /lɔːl/
ipa: /lɒl/
ipa: /ɛl.oʊˈɛl/
ipa: /lɔl/
ipa: /lɑl/
ipa: /loʊl/
rhymes: -ɛl
rhymes: -ɒl
rhymes: -ɔːl
Forms: form: lol
form: lawl
form: lel
form: lul
form: lols
form: LOLS
form: lolsies
form: LOLsies
form: lolzies
form: lulz
Etymology: Acronyms. Laugh Out Loud abbreviation apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.
Senses: examples: text: I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!
text: Bro got milk spilt over his head! LOL!
coordinate_terms: :-) and its synonyms
;
lawl
LMAO
LOLWUT
ROFL
ROTFL
ROFLMAO
ROTFLMAO
;
IPML
kek
qualifier: literal
glosses: Laughing (or laugh) out loud.
examples: text: I love the one where he orders a cup of tea but then chaos ensues! LOL!
coordinate_terms: :-) and its synonyms
;
lawl
LMAO
LOLWUT
ROFL
ROTFL
ROFLMAO
ROTFLMAO
;
IPML
kek
glosses: Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)
examples: text: I hope you weren't expecting a welcome wagon, LOL.
text: 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.
text: 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".
ref: 2024 January 11, 9:49 from the start, in Does Kristen Stewart Know Her Lines From Her Most Famous Movies?, spoken by Kristen Stewart:
coordinate_terms: :-) and its synonyms
;
lawl
qualifier: by dilution
glosses: 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.
examples: text: P.S.: Give my regards to Elizabeth and to the children! LOL!
text: SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶ LOL (Lots of love, coz I'm a sharing caring kinda gal) ¶ Nikki
ref: 2002 November 29, Me Here, “Latest Rugby Poll.”, in nz.general (Usenet):
text: 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.
ref: 2007, Adam Gopnik, Through the Children's Gate, →ISBN:
text: 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.
ref: 2010, Keturah Wasler, Box of Chocolates: Piece from My Heart, →ISBN, page 20:
text: 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.
ref: 2011, Rhonda K. Kindig, Found in Translation, →ISBN, page 105:
text: 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".
ref: 2014 May 28, Stuart Heritage, “25 years of LOL – the good and bad bits”, in The Guardian:
coordinate_terms: XOXO
XO#Noun_2
qualifier: letter-writing
glosses: Lots of love.