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LOL

American

[el-oh-el, lol] / ˈɛlˌoʊˈɛl, lɒl /

Or lol

interjection

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!

verb (used without object)

LOLed, LOLing

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

laughing out loud

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of LOL

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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 • Jan. 18, 2026

The court heard Mrs Spragg replied: "Yes we can go through their bins. LOL."

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Coming up, I worked at a club in Times Square called LOL that no longer exists, thank God.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

On the subject of the presidency itself, and the burdensome toll its responsibilities take on statesmen like her father, our position is: LOL.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025

LOL at the idea of Aaron being an enigma but yeah.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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