lol
Translingual
Symbol
lol
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/, /lɒl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/, /lɑl/, /loʊl/
- Rhymes: -ɒl
Interjection
lol
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of LOL
Translations
Used to express laughter — see LOL
Noun
lol (plural lols)
- Alternative letter-case form of LOL
Verb
lol (third-person singular simple present lols, present participle loling or lolling, simple past and past participle loled or lol'd or lolled or lold)
- (Internet slang, text messaging, intransitive) Alternative form of LOL
Particle
lol
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.
- Are you really that bad lol?
Etymology 2
Interjection
lol
See also
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lol (uncountable)
Danish
Interjection
lol
- Alternative letter-case form of LOL
Dutch
Etymology
Uncertain. Found in publications from as early as 1560. Probably derived from the onomatopoeia lullen, originally meaning 'to snooze'. Compare English loll.
Pronunciation
Noun
lol f (uncountable, diminutive lolletje n)
- fun
- Wij hebben veel lol.
- We are having a lot of fun.
- Wat een lol!
- What a laugh!
- 2012, Raymond Klompsma, Stefan Wobben, Zo kan het ook: websites ontwerp je voor mensen, Concept7, page 25:
- Dit zijn mensen die graag lol hebben in hun leven, die zich prettig willen voelen.
- These are people who like to have fun in their lives, who want to feel good.
- LOL ("laughing out loud", although it is not an acronym in Dutch)
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Interjection
lol
Derived terms
Maia
Noun
lol
Portuguese
Interjection
lol
Volapük
Etymology
From English rose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lol (nominative plural lols)
Quotations
Welsh
Etymology
Probably of expressive origin; compare English loll (“to lie in a lazy way”), Dutch lullen (“to loiter, hang around”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lol f (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived terms
- twt lol (“nonsense”)