lulz

American  

[luhlz] / lʌlz /

Or luls

plural noun

1. fun or laughs, especially from jokes or ridicule.

   Looking back on pranks we pulled for the lulz, I’m realizing some of them were really dangerous.

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interjection

1. LOL.

   Lulz, I talked to six or seven people, and none of these “friends” told me I had spinach in my teeth—thanks for nothing, guys.

Etymology

Origin of lulz

First recorded in 2005–10; phonetic spelling of lolz ( def. )

Example Sentences

Our shared future — our singularity — is an endless scroll, just for the lulz.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

He is constantly on the verge of going too far, straddling the line for the lulz.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2022

If Mr. Beast came in and wanted to buy it all for the lulz and give it away in a video like a chocolate factory, I couldn’t say yes to that.

From The Verge • May 17, 2022

It is interested in shocks and thrills, in valorizing its antihero’s put-upon haplessness, in exploiting potent and crucial protest messages for the lulz.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2020

And, presumably for what nowadays we would call lulz, everyone turned up.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith