Lol
intj, name, noun, particle, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of LOL. alt-of
- 2 Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch. Commonwealth, Ireland, US
- 3 Little old lady. derogatory, informal, sometimes
"We've got an LOL in the emergency department who seems a bit confused."
- 4 An instance of the interjection "LOL".
"YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of “LOLs,” insults and spam."
- 1 Alternative form of LOL. Internet, alt-of, alternative, intransitive
- 2 To laugh out loud. Internet
- 1 Alternative form of LOL. Internet, alt-of, alternative
- 2 Used in song as a nonsense syllable. archaic
"And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah!"
- 3 Laughing (or laugh) out loud. Internet
"I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!"
- 4 Lots of laughs. (occasionally used) Internet
"I love the one where he orders a cup of tea but then chaos ensues! LOL!"
- 5 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. Internet, figuratively
"I hope you weren't expecting a welcome wagon, LOL."
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- 6 Lots of love. dated
"P.S.: Give my regards to Elizabeth and to the children! LOL!"
- 1 Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual. Internet
"Are you really that bad lol?"
- 1 Initialism of League of Legends. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A diminutive of the female given name Laura.
"Laura listened, dumbfounded, as Christabel recounted her close shave inside the house. “Tell me you’re making this up,” she begged. / “It’s all true, Lol,” said Christabel."
- 3 A state of Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan. historical
- 4 A diminutive of the male given names Laurence or Lawrence.
Example
More examples""I know it is sudden, but this is your client, King Harkinian of Hyrule." "So this is the King I'm defending. I've never defended royalty before..!" "LOL I LEARNED TO TEXT WITH MY MOUTH. WHAT DO YOU THINK?" "I KNOW it isn't funny." "...Spoilsport.""
Etymology
Acronyms. Laugh Out Loud abbreviation apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.