"LMAO" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/, /ləˈmaʊ/, /l̩ˈmaʊ/, /ˈɛlˌmaʊ/
Rhymes: -əʊ, -aʊ Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} LMAO
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of laughing my ass off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: laughing my ass off (extra: used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated)
    Sense id: en-LMAO-en-phrase-KRqaIqQh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with redundant wikilinks Related terms: LMDO, LMFAO, LMNO, LMVO, LOL, ROFL, roflcopter, ROFLMAO, ROFLOL, ROTFLACGU, ROTFLAHMS, ROTFLBTC, ROTFLGO, ROTFLMAO, ROTFLOL, ROTFLSHIWMP

Alternative forms

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