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'''Lol''': (Acronym: laughing out loud) an exclamation used on the [[internet]] to express [[gay|gaiety]] and to indicate that one has human laughed in real life, typically as a result of listening to [[The Aristocrats|funny jokes]]. (this term developed as a response to the CNN reports of lol fraud) [syn: [[rofl|IROFL]]]
[[image:Lolmantiseses.gif|180px|right]]
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'''Lol''', the most abused abbreviation on the [[internet]].  But what does it mean?  Usually one of these:
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# Lack of Laughter
 
# I have nothing worthwhile to contribute to this conversation
==Stop using it==
# I'm finished typing my sentence now.(opposite of [[RAWR]]. Also more common than [[RAWR]].)
[[image:Lol Rage face.gif|180px|right]]
# Laugh out loud, or laughing out loud for people that are new to the internet.
Hey! You! Yeah, you with the face! We would like to point out a few things about the abbreviation '''lol''', and why YOU should just stop using it.
# I'm scratching my balls and not actually smiling or making any sound but typed it anyway.
# Lots of laughter/laughs (but those who think so are [[ghey]])
# Also used when [[you]] say something unfunny and everyone else pities you.
# Lots of [[lulz]], i.e. [[Fox News|a corruption of lol.]]
# Lots of love <3 (is this supposed to be a heart or a ball sack?)
# Lots of loli
# [[Christfag|Love our Lord]]
# Lots of Liquor
# Lets Order Linguine
# Lots of luck (Stock market talk. Usually indiscernible from laugh out loud, as the majority of the Stockhouse users are faggots. Has been used by Stockhouse users [[for at least 100 years]].)
# Fun, though only if it originates from [[Dutch]]fags. Why? Because fun is lol in Dutch.
# To replace a point (or a comma in rare cases) lol
# Lesbians on Leashes
# 'Lol' is also the [[Welsh]] word for '[[crap|rubbish]]'.


{{quote|Hey! You! Yeah, you with the face! On the [[internet]]! [[YOU]]! I would like to point out a few things about the abbreviation "lol", and why YOU should just stop using it.
*It is an abbreviation for "Laugh/Laughs/Laughing/Laughed out loud". As such, there is no reason on this Earth to add -ed or -ing at the end. That is subsumed in the context in which the term is used. You do not "laugh out louded" nor are you "laugh out louding".
It is an abbreviation for "Laugh/Laughs/Laughing/Laughed out loud". As such, there is no reason on this Earth to add -ed or -ing at the end. That is subsumed in the context in which the term is used. You do not "laugh out louded" nor are you "laugh out louding". On the extremely small chance that you are doing one of these things, you should set up a booth and sell tickets, because it is [[Shit nobody cares about|a talent without peer]].
Since "lol" is an abbreviation, there is absolutely no reason to use it on a forum or message board. You are not texting, you [[Retard|simpleton]], and are not being charged for each line you type.
"Lol" is not a greeting, a salutation, a closing, or punctuation. Stop putting it at the beginning and end of Every. Single. Line. You. Type.
[[Lies|Nothing is that funny]]. If you are truly laughing out loud at every insipid and stupid thing you read on the internet, then [[you]] are either [[Fucktard|mentally deficient]], have [[Unfunny|no real sense of humor]], or have a [[Cancer|brain tumor]]. In any event, see a doctor, because it is definitely NOT normal.


[[Genocide|Those that actually say "El-oh-el" in the real world should be killed, with extreme prejudice and violence, at the earliest opportunity]].|lol}}
*Since '''lol''' is an abbreviation, there is absolutely no reason to use it on a forum or message board. You are not texting and are not being charged for each line you type.


Lol is also spelled [[longcat|ELLOWELL]], [[Arab|El-O'elh]], and [[lollerskates|lolololololol]]
*'''Lol''' is not a greeting, a salutation, a closing statement, or punctuation. Stop putting it at the beginning and end of Every. Single. Line. You type. Commas exist for a reason, you halfwit.
===IRLOL===
:interj. (Acronym: [[in real life]] laughing out loud)
::1: an exclamation used on the [[internet]] to express [[gay|gaiety]] and to indicate that one has human laughed in real life, typically as a result of listening to [[The Aristocrats|funny jokes]]. (this term developed as a response to the CNN reports of lol fraud) [syn: [[rofl|IROFL]]]
:n. (contraction of [[IRL]] and [[OL]])
::1: (''irlol nervosa'') a schizotypal [[disorder]] which causes confusion between realspace and hyperspace, resulting in either [[The Internet Is Serious Business|taking the internet too seriously]] or behaving in public as one would online (such as using acronyms like lol to describe their emotions).


<h2>LOL may be produced by web videos even if the users do not comment the content "LOL". Credit for the laugher can be honored by the originality and flow of the piece.</h2> 
*Thanks to the lack of [[original content]], nothing is funny anymore. If you are truly laughing out loud at every insipid and stupid thing you read on the internet, then [[you]] are either [[Fucktard|mentally deficient]], have [[Unfunny|no real sense of humor]], or have a [[Cancer|brain tumor]]. In any event, consult a doctor, or better yet, [[kill yourself]].


{{fv|unfunnyvids|background-color:#B8B8B8;|font-weight:bold;|<youtube>5dhvzMJlH30</youtube><youtube>8x6Jxw4p-Ss</youtube>}}
[[Genocide|Those that actually say '''lol''' in the real world should be killed, with extreme prejudice and violence, at the earliest opportunity]].


===In Images===
==Modern Meaning==
{{cg|Galeria de lol|lolGallery|center|<gallery>
'''Lol''' has become the most abused abbreviation on the [[internet]]. Its meaning has reached a point that can't even be parodied anymore:
# Lack of Laughter
# I'm scratching my balls and not actually smiling or making any sound but typed it anyway.
# Lots of love <3 (A ball sack?)
# Lesbians on Leashes
# I'm finished typing my sentence now.
# "I have nothing worthwhile to contribute to this conversation"
# Also used when [[you]] say something unfunny and everyone else pities you.
 
==Gallery==
{{cg||lolGallery|center|<gallery>
File:Lolmantiseses.gif
File:LOL DROWN.jpg|LOL if you see someone drowning in bacon
File:Alcolol.jpg
File:Lulz Corruption.jpg
</gallery>|<gallery>
Image:Steamloller.gif|[[Steamloller]]
Image:Steamloller.gif|[[Steamloller]]
Image:Lollercoaster.gif|[[Lollercoaster]]
Image:Lollercoaster.gif|[[Lollercoaster]]
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Image:Rofljaculation.gif|Rofljaculation
Image:Rofljaculation.gif|Rofljaculation
Image:Roflcopter.gif|[[Roflcopter]]
Image:Roflcopter.gif|[[Roflcopter]]
</gallery>|<gallery>
Image:Lmaonaise.gif|[[Lmaonaise]]
Image:Lmaonaise.gif|[[Lmaonaise]]
Image:Owlicopter.gif|[[Lmaowl]]
Image:Owlicopter.gif|[[Lmaowl]]
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Image:Lollercaust.gif|[[Lollercaust]]
Image:Lollercaust.gif|[[Lollercaust]]
Image:Lolstika.gif|[[Lollercaust|Lolstika]]
Image:Lolstika.gif|[[Lollercaust|Lolstika]]
File:LOL DROWN.jpg|LOL if you see someone drowning in bacon
</gallery>}}
</gallery>}}
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===Other variations===
==Even unfunnier variations==
*[[Lollerskates]]
*[[Lollerskates]]
*[[lawl]]
*[[lawl]]
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*[[Loler]]
*[[Loler]]
*[[lolwtf]]
*[[lolwtf]]
 
*[[LOL WUT]]
==Related Articles==
*[[Lulz]]
*[[Lulz]]
*[[Rofl]]
*[[Rofl]]
*[[LOL WUT]]
*[[Trololololololololololo]]
*[[Trololololololololololo]]
*[[Uncyclopedia]] (antonym)
*[[RAWR]]
* LOL Ꮂ? (Cherokee Language Alphabet Code)
*[[Lel]]
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{{Timeline|Featured article September 19, [[2006]]|[[Rob Levin]]|[[{{PAGENAME}}]]|[[Insane]]}}
{{Timeline|Featured article September 19, [[2006]]|[[Rob Levin]]|[[{{PAGENAME}}]]|[[Insane]]}}
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Revision as of 01:21, 18 August 2012

Lol: (Acronym: laughing out loud) an exclamation used on the internet to express gaiety and to indicate that one has human laughed in real life, typically as a result of listening to funny jokes. (this term developed as a response to the CNN reports of lol fraud) [syn: IROFL]

Stop using it

Hey! You! Yeah, you with the face! We would like to point out a few things about the abbreviation lol, and why YOU should just stop using it.

  • It is an abbreviation for "Laugh/Laughs/Laughing/Laughed out loud". As such, there is no reason on this Earth to add -ed or -ing at the end. That is subsumed in the context in which the term is used. You do not "laugh out louded" nor are you "laugh out louding".
  • Since lol is an abbreviation, there is absolutely no reason to use it on a forum or message board. You are not texting and are not being charged for each line you type.
  • Lol is not a greeting, a salutation, a closing statement, or punctuation. Stop putting it at the beginning and end of Every. Single. Line. You type. Commas exist for a reason, you halfwit.

Those that actually say lol in the real world should be killed, with extreme prejudice and violence, at the earliest opportunity.

Modern Meaning

Lol has become the most abused abbreviation on the internet. Its meaning has reached a point that can't even be parodied anymore:

  1. Lack of Laughter
  2. I'm scratching my balls and not actually smiling or making any sound but typed it anyway.
  3. Lots of love <3 (A ball sack?)
  4. Lesbians on Leashes
  5. I'm finished typing my sentence now.
  6. "I have nothing worthwhile to contribute to this conversation"
  7. Also used when you say something unfunny and everyone else pities you.

Gallery

  • LOL if you see someone drowning in bacon
    LOL if you see someone drowning in bacon
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Even unfunnier variations

WTF
WTF
Lol is part of a series on acronyms

[BRB LOLWTFBBQ]

Internets Lingo

AFAIK • ASL • BFF • BRB • BTFO • BTW • CBF • DBI • DFC • FFS • FTFY • FTW • G2G • GG • GTFO • IAWTC • IDGAF • IDK • IIRC • ILY • IMO • IMHO • ISHYGDDT • J/K • JFC • LMAO • LOL • M/F? • NSFW • OMG • QFT • PHP • ROFL • RTFM • SNCA • STFU • STFW • SWTF • TMI • TND • TTYL • WTF • YGGR • YWNBAW • ZOMG

Other Lingo

BCC • FIRRIB • FYIAD • FUBAR • GABYAW • IDIFTL • PITR • TLA • YHBT

Internet Places/Group

CDC • FCTC • FYAD • GNAA • IRC • LUE • PP4L • TJC • TOTSE

Moar Internet Shit

BBQ • GNU • GPG4Win • MTP • MMORPG • P2P • PGP • ROR

IRL Acronyms

BBS • BCE • BDIC • GNWT • ITT Tech • JFK • NORP • PB • YOLO

Bad Acronyms

ACLU • ACMA • ACORN • ALF • ATF • BDSM • BLP • CIA • CP • CSD • DMCA • EDL • ESRB • FBI • FA • FFA • FNB • IWF • L.U.L.Z. • MGTOW • MPAA • MTP • MUGEN • NAMBLA • NEDM • RIAA • SPH • SPLC • TBBT • TOW • WWJD

Lol is part of a series on Language & Communication
Languages and Dialects • Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Style, and Usage • Rhetorical Strategies • Poetry • The Politics of Language and Communication • Media • Visual Rhetoric
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Featured article September 19, 2006
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Rob Levin 		Lol Succeeded by
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