"lol" meaning in English

See lol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ [UK], /lɒl/ [UK], /ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/ [US], /lɑl/ [US], /loʊl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lol.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒl Head templates: {{en-interj}} lol
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of LOL Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: LOL
    Sense id: en-lol-en-intj-nchNaCW6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} lol
  1. (archaic) Used in song as a nonsense syllable. Tags: archaic Related terms: ice lol (english: etymologically unrelated), tol-lol (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-lol-en-intj-d6IeVKA9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ [UK], /lɒl/ [UK], /ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/ [US], /lɑl/ [US], /loʊl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lol.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lols [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒl Head templates: {{en-noun}} lol (plural lols)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of LOL Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: LOL
    Sense id: en-lol-en-noun-WFNv~N91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ [UK], /lɒl/ [UK], /ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/ [US], /lɑl/ [US], /loʊl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lol.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒl Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} lol, {{en-part}} lol
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-lol-en-particle-hg1O7V7A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English particles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 13 38 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 19 14 38 15 Disambiguation of English particles: 22 20 36 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ [UK], /lɒl/ [UK], /ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/ [US], /lɑl/ [US], /loʊl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lol.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɒl Head templates: {{en-verb|lols|loling|loled|past2=lol'd|past3=lolled|past4=lold|pres_ptc2=lolling}} 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) Forms: lols [present, singular, third-person], loling [participle, present], lolling [participle, present], loled [participle, past], loled [past], lol'd [participle, past], lol'd [past], lolled [participle, past], lolled [past], lold [participle, past], lold [past]
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, intransitive) Alternative form of LOL Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, intransitive Alternative form of: LOL
    Sense id: en-lol-en-verb-nchNaCW6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "loled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lol'd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lol'd",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lolled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lolled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lold",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "past4": "lold",
        "pres_ptc2": "lolling"
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "LOL"
        }
      ],
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English text messaging slang"
      ],
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        "Alternative form of LOL"
      ],
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          "Internet"
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          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "LOL",
          "LOL#English"
        ]
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        "(Internet slang, text messaging, intransitive) Alternative form of LOL"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɛl.əʊˈɛl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɒl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/loʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒl"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lol.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lol.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lol"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English interjections",
    "English internet laughter slang",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English palindromes",
    "English particles",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English three-letter words",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒl",
    "Rhymes:English/ɒl/1 syllable"
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {},
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        "English internet slang",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English text messaging slang"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Are you really that bad lol?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual."
      ],
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        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
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        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "light-hearted",
          "light-hearted#English"
        ]
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        "(Internet slang, text messaging) Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛl.əʊˈɛl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɒl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/loʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lol.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lol.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lol.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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}

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    "English interjections",
    "English internet laughter slang",
    "English lemmas",
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    "English three-letter words"
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  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "etymologically unrelated",
      "word": "ice lol"
    },
    {
      "english": "probably etymologically unrelated",
      "word": "tol-lol"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
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        "Used in song as a nonsense syllable."
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          "song"
        ],
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          "nonsense",
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        "(archaic) Used in song as a nonsense syllable."
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}

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