"lawl" meaning in English

See lawl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Eye dialect spelling of lol as though pronounced as a single word with a drawl. Head templates: {{en-interj}} lawl
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of LOL, often used sarcastically. Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: LOL, often used sarcastically
    Sense id: en-lawl-en-intj-2KtwYnVF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2009, Kat, “if I were to go trick-or-treating as a scientologist, what would my costume look like?”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):",
          "text": "I saw a lot of vampire flight attendants at the ideal org opening in dc... oh wait... those were sea org uniforms.... lawl",
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          "Internet",
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          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "LOL",
          "LOL#English"
        ],
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          "sarcastically",
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          "text": "I saw a lot of vampire flight attendants at the ideal org opening in dc... oh wait... those were sea org uniforms.... lawl",
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