lol

intj

Etymology: Acronym of laugh(ing) out loud, apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.

1. Laughing (or laugh) out loud.

   “I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!”

   “Bro got milk spilt over his head! LOL!”

2. Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

   “I love the one where he orders a cup of tea but then chaos ensues! LOL!”

3. 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. Often now a discourse marker independent of laughter.

   “I hope you weren't expecting a welcome wagon, LOL.”

   “In the course of managing your expectations, you'll need to account for the usual amount of pettiness and dishonesty among your fellow humans lol.”

4. Lots of love.

   “P.S.: Give my regards to Elizabeth and to the children! LOL!”

   “SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶ LOL (Lots of love, coz I'm a sharing caring kinda gal) ¶ Nikki”

name

1. Initialism of League of Legends.

noun

Etymology: Acronym of laugh(ing) out loud, apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.

1. Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
2. Little old lady.

   “We've got an LOL in the emergency department who seems a bit confused.”

   “L.O.L.: little old lady. (Oddly, there is no male equivalent.) / N.A.D.: no apparent distress. The classic description of a patient in a state of well-being: L.O.L. in N.A.D.”

3. 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.”

particle

1. Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.

   “Are you really that bad lol?”

   “For example, Duncan said, one unsealed document shows an Instagram employee calling the app a “drug” and another employee saying, “lol, we’re basically pushers”.”

verb

Etymology: Acronym of laugh(ing) out loud, apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.

1. To laugh out loud.