"smol" meaning in English

See smol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: smoler [comparative], smoller [comparative], smolest [superlative], smollest [superlative]
Etymology: Eye dialect of small. Etymology templates: {{cap|eye dialect}} Eye dialect Head templates: {{en-adj|smoler|er}} smol (comparative smoler or smoller, superlative smolest or smollest)
  1. (Internet slang) Tiny and cute. Tags: Internet

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018 June 26, Jessica Lindsay, “Meet Otis-Woody, the dog gunning for the record of smallest pug in the UK”, in Metro:",
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