LOL

American  

[el-oh-el, lol] / ˈɛlˌoʊˈɛl, lɒl /

Or lol

interjection

1. laughing out loud; laugh out loud: used as a response to something funny or as a follow-up to something said only as a joke.

   You can see from the pics that my dog did not appreciate how we dressed him up for Halloween this year. LOL!

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verb (used without object)

LOLed, LOLing

1. to laugh: I can’t stop loling over this dumb video!

   I literally LOLed when I got your text.

   I can’t stop loling over this dumb video!

LOL British  

abbreviation

1. laughing out loud

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Etymology

Origin of LOL

First recorded in 1985–90; from its use in digital communications

Example Sentences

Vonn replied: "Lol thanks doc. My ACL was fully functioning until last Friday. Just because it seems impossible to you doesn't mean it's not possible. And yes, my ACL is 100% ruptured. Not 80% or 50%. It's 100% gone."

From BBC

Hey, No fun at all just deleting old stuff lol.

From The Wall Street Journal

It did look like something I’d write to someone I’m close to, complete with a lack of punctuation and a self-deprecating LOL.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday morning, Leinart wrote that his comment actually “had nothing to with USC game lol.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I truly don’t even know why I’m mad. I knew better lol. My fault!!!”

From Los Angeles Times