LOL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

LOL

or lol

[ el-oh-elor, often, lol ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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!

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

Discover More

Origin of LOL¹

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

Discover More

Examples have not been reviewed.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles issues an apology over a license plate that says “LOL” in reference to the Oct.

From

She said guitarist Lol Creme "put me over his shoulder and carried me back to the studio".

From

We get it: He’s stickin’ it to the French, lol.

From

“Just wanted the radio car brought around if you were coming because I’m lazy. Lol,” he wrote in a text message cited in the report.

From

“That’s how you pop out and show,” actor and comic B. Simone wrote in comments, while crip-walker Serena Williams added, “Oooooppp lol love this.”

From

Browse