Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation laughing out loud

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  • initialism Internet, Internet slang, text messaging Laughing (or laugh) out loud
  • initialism Internet, Internet slang, text messaging Lots of laughs (occasionally used)
  • initialism letter-writing Lots of love (now obsolete or dated)
  • initialism US, British commonwealth, Ireland Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
  • interjection Internet, Internet slang, text messaging Denotes light-heartedness or that the thing just said was not intended as serious
  • verb To laugh out loud.

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  • People officially say "LOL" out loud.

    March 28, 2011

  • been doing this for a while now.. 'WTF'.. saves energy.

    March 28, 2011