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

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

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

To his classmates and himself, Lal was no longer spelled LOL.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

Hope it’s that you gave my story to G. M. Pennington’s agent and they want to publish it LOL, he texted back.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner