"LMAO" meaning in English

See LMAO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/, /ləˈmaʊ/, /l̩ˈmaʊ/, /ˈɛlˌmaʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-LMAO.wav
Rhymes: -əʊ, -aʊ Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} LMAO
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, mildly vulgar) Initialism of laughing my ass off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, mildly, vulgar 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 links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Related terms: ayy lmao, LMDO, LMFAO, LMNO, LMVO, LOAO, LOL, ROFL, roflcopter, ROFLMAO, ROFLOL, ROTFLACGU, ROTFLAHMS, ROTFLBTC, ROTFLGO, ROTFLMAO, ROTFLOL, ROTFLSHIWMP

Alternative forms

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