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for the lulz

for the lulz prepositional phrase: for kicks, for personal amusement, especially schadenfreude.

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
    • […] fairies thought all this military stuff was pretty silly, but they went along with it for the same reason that fairies ever did anything, namely, for the lulz.2014, Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land, Random House, →ISBN, page 47

Forms of for the lulz

alternative formfor the lols
alternative formfor the lolz

Origin of for the lulz

First online uses appear around 2006 on 4chan.

Questions about for the lulz

What does for the lulz mean?
For the lulz means for kicks, for personal amusement, especially schadenfreude.
What part of speech is for the lulz?
For the lulz is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for the lulz in the dictionary

  1. for the love of me
  2. for the love of Mike
  3. for the love of Moses
  4. for the love of shit
  5. for the love of the game
  6. for the lulz
  7. for the main
  8. for the mean time
  9. for the meantime
  10. for the moment
  11. for the most part

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