LOL

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Initialism 1.4 Interjection 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 See also 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Initialism 1.5.1 References

English

Alternative spellings

• lol

Pronunciation

Pronounced both as an initialism (letter-by-letter) and as an acronym (as a word).

• (UK) IPA: /ɛl.əu.ɛl/, /lɔːl/, /lɒl/, SAMPA: /El.@U.El/, /lO:l/, /lQl/
• (US) IPA: /ɛl.oʊ.ɛl/, /lɔl/, /lɑl/, /loʊl/, SAMPA: /El.oU.El/, /lOl/, /lAl/, /loUl/

Initialism

Wikipedia

LOL

1. (Internet, Internet slang) Laughing out loud
2. (Internet, Internet slang) Laugh out loud
3. (Internet, Internet slang) Lots of laughs (occasionally used)
4. (letter-writing) Lots of love (now obsolete)

Interjection

LOL

1. (Internet, Internet slang) Expression of amusement.

Usage notes

"LOL" and "lol" are Internet shorthands, hence originally almost never used in speech. However in many online video game users are increasingly using this word instead of laughter. It may also be used jokingly or sarcastically in speech, but this is not common among conversations unrelated to a video game.

Derived terms

• LOLZ
• LOLWUT

See also

• LMAO
• ROFL
• ROTFL
• ROFLMAO
• ROTFLMAO

Translations

Initialism

Wikipedia

LOL

1. (US, British commonwealth, Irish) Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
2. (dated) Lots of love.

References

Loyal Orange Lodge

• [1] List of LOLs
• [2] UK house of commons discussing an LOL