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LOL (or lol; also lawl) is an acronym, the abbreviation for "laughing out loud" or less commonly "lots of laughs". It is a common slang term used on the Usenet, in bulletin board systems, chat rooms, Internet games, Internet forums, IRC, and in instant messaging. It is used for expressing general amusement.

The origin of LOL is unknown. It is rumored that it first started in print in 1973. Other rumors attribute its use to the Dutch word lol meaning "fun".

LOL is sometimes used mockingly, usually to imitate a teenage girl or a stereotypical AOL user, commonly portrayed as using lol and alternating caps in his or her Internet speech. In this sense, lol can be looked upon as a kind of "filler" word, akin to saying "ummm."

Variations on the theme

The critically heeded and mass bumped use of the term has sprung many variations of LOL to express merriment, such as pseudo-pluralizations (e.g., lols and lolz), repetitions (e.g., lololol, loooool, and lolllll), extensions (e.g., lit. lol/llol for "literally laughing out loud"), and puns (e.g., lollerskates). Humourous over-use, to the point where it becomes nonsense, is also common (e.g., ROFLOLOL and LOLOL). Sometimes the O's are replaced with alternating or random zeroes (e.g., lo0o0ol, loo00o0ol). Despite its being an English acronym, it is often used by non-English speakers as-is, even in other scripts (eggs., Arabic: لول).

Variants in widespread use

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An animated depiction of the Roflcopter. The first Roflcopter originated on the Newgrounds flash art site and spread quickly. Today there are hundreds of different Roflcopters out there.

Pseudo-pluralizations and translations

  • El oh el
  • lal — "lal" can refer to either a way in which someone words the phrase of lol, or the German translation of it ( Although most german speakers use 'lol' )
    • olal — "oh, lal"
  • In Spanish "jajaja" means "lol"
  • Curiously Hungarian "hahaha" also means "lol"
  • Lol (lollig) is a Dutch word, meaning fun (funny).
  • Mdr is the equivalent in french : Mort De Rire
  • ｗ — used commonly in 2ch
  • In Brasil "Huahuahuahua" or "uhaeuhauehauha" means "lol"

Extensions

  • LM(F)AO — "Laughing My (Fucking/Fat) Ass Off"
  • ROFLM(F)AO — "Rolling On the Floor Laughing My (Fucking/Fat) Ass Off"
  • LOLOF — "Laughing out loud on floor"
  • BOL — "Bent Over Laughing"

Unnecessary repetitions

  • lolol — "Laughing out loud out loud" lort

Overuse

  • Roflolmao — "Rolling on floor laughing out loud my ass off"
  • ROFLOLOL — "Rolling on floor laughing out loud out loud"
  • Lmaol — "Laughing my ass off laughing"
  • LOLOLOLOLOLOL?!?!?!? - "Laugh out loud out loud out loud e.t.c." Generally used to make a mockery of those that use the above terms.
  • LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL- "Laugh out out out out out loud"

Puns

  • Loltastic
  • Lolympics
  • Lollerberries
  • Lollercakes
  • Lollerskates
  • Lollipop
  • Lollercoaster
  • Lollercopter
  • Steamloller
  • Lolicious
  • roflcopter
  • Roflwaffle
  • Roflwhopper (after the fastfood whopper)
  • Lolcano
  • Loltard
  • Lolzer
  • LOLapalooza
  • Lolgasm
  • Lollercaust
  • Lolbow
  • Lolx0r (a parody of 'l337 speak' extensions)
  • Roflburgers
  • Lolbiscuits
  • Roflcakes
  • Lmaonaise
  • Lmaonade
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