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for the lols

for the lols is the alternative spelling of for the lulz.

Meaning of for the lulz

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Internet, dated) For kicks, for personal amusement, especially schadenfreude.
    • Still others are looking for a cause; perhaps this is the most dangerous of all, as their desire to be a part of something can have serious repercussions. And still others are in it all for the lulz.2012, Will Gragido, Daniel Molina, John Pirc, Nick Selby, Blackhatonomics: An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime, Newnes, →ISBN, page 29

Questions about for the lols

What is for the lols the alternative spelling of?
For the lols is the alternative spelling of for the lulz.

Words near for the lols in the dictionary

  1. for the land's sake alive
  2. for the land's sakes
  3. for the land's sakes alive
  4. for the last time
  5. for the life of one
  6. for the lols
  7. for the lolz
  8. for the long haul
  9. for the longest time
  10. for the lose
  11. for the loss

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for the lols (page history and authors); for the lulz (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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