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for the lolz

for the lolz 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 lolz

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

Words near for the lolz in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for the lolz (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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