2006-06-09 13:15:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
LOL is an acronym for "laugh out loud" used on many instant messenger programs.
Some people say LOL even when nothing funny happened
(ex.
PLAIDisRADD: i gotta go to my great uncle's funeral, he died of cancer yesterday.
CutieGucciBlonde: lol.)
Also known as "lots of love" or "lots of luck"
Other variations include:
ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing)
LMAO (laughing my a** off)
HAHA, HEHE, and others.
The "Urban Dictionary" definition of LOL:
It's original definition was "Laughing out loud" (also written occasionally as "Lots of Laughs"), used as a brief acronym to denote great amusement in chat conversations.
Now, it is overused to the point where nobody laughs out loud when they say it. In fact, they probably don't even care about what you just wrote. More accurately, the acronym "lol" should be redefined as "Lack of laughter."
Depending on the chatter, its definition may vary. The list of its meanings includes, but is not limited to:
1) "I have nothing worthwhile to contribute to this conversation."
2) "I'm too lazy to read what you just wrote so I'm typing something useless in hopes that you'll think I'm still paying attention."
3) "Your statement lacks even the vaguest trace of humor but I'll pretend I'm amused."
4) "This is a pointless acronym I'm sticking in my sentence just because it's become so engraved into my mind that when chatting, I MUST use the meaningless sentence-filler 'lol.'"
See: lmao, lmfao, rofl, lawl, heh, haha, lolol, and 120 for similarities.
Statement: Sorry if I'm not too cheery, my best friend just died yesterday.
Worthless Reply: lol
Statement: The golden ratio is truely an intersting aspect of not only mathematics, but art as well.
Worthless Reply: lol
Statement: ... And then he says, "Your mom goes to college!"
Worthless Reply: lol
Statement: Hey, are you doing anything tonight? You could come over to my house and play some Unreal Tournie...
Worthless Reply: lol, ok
2006-06-09 13:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by coolness 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL is an acronym for "Laugh out Loud".
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing
LMAO = Laughing my a** off
BRB = Be Right Back
G2G = Got to Go
Hope this helps!
2006-06-09 20:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by JC 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shorthand for Laugh out Loud, LOL is commonly used to express that you are laughing during a text conversation. LOL is also often replaced by LAL, LAWL (Laughing a Whole Lot), and LOLZ.
2006-06-09 20:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by gimmieswag 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL is an acronym for CHAT users and it stands for Laughing Out Loud
2006-06-09 20:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by 1in6billion 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Licking an Orange Lollipop.
2006-06-09 20:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by yahoo2006 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of laughing
2006-06-09 20:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Commonly used in IM, it is laugh out loud
2006-06-09 20:18:40 · answer #7 · answered by mattorr21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
laugh out loud
2006-06-09 20:17:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
laugh out loud but some people i know use it as lots of luck or lots of love
2006-06-09 20:18:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of Luck
Lots of Ladies
Lots of Leprechauns
Luke's on Lacy
BE CREATIVEE!
2006-06-09 20:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by G*G* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋