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lmao

/ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/

lmao is the alternative letter-case form of LMAO.

Particle

lmao

  1. (Internet) Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.

Interjection capitalized: LMAO

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, initialism, mildly, vulgar) Initialism of laughing my ass/arse off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated.
    • “LMAO. Cook him,” one said. “Grass needs to be touched,” another added.2024 April 9, Connor Bennett, “Rockstar dev claps back at GTA 6 fans finding “mistakes” in trailer”, in Dexerto

Verb capitalized: LMAO

LMAO (third-person singular simple present LMAOs, present participle LMAOing, simple past and past participle LMAOed)

  1. (Internet, mildly, vulgar) To laugh one's ass off.
    • Reading this website will have you ROFLing, LMAOing, and LOLing every time you read it.2009 October 2, Jessica Hunter, Katherine Shamburger, “One Week at a Time: Jessica and Katherine’s Top 10”, in Todd Johnson, editor, The Conglomerate, volume 86, number 5, Shreveport, La.: Centenary...
    • Even if you don’t win, this slumber party quiz will have you LOL, ROFL, and LMAOing with your friends all the way into the night while you do everything you can to show them ALL that YOU are the ultimate Taylor Swift fan!2014 September 12, Serenity Starr, “Introduction”, in Unofficial Taylor Swift Trivia Slumber Party Quiz Game! Who’s the Ultimate Fan?, Volumes 1–4 Super Pack, Houston, Tex.: Starr Ignition Systems...

Forms of lmao

third-person singular presentLMAOs
present participleLMAOing
past participleLMAOed
pastLMAOed

Words that rhyme with lmao

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Questions about lmao

What does lmao mean?
Lmao means neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.
What is lmao the alternative letter-case form of?
Lmao is the alternative letter-case form of LMAO.
What part of speech is lmao?
Lmao can be a particle, an interjection or a verb.
How do you pronounce lmao?
Lmao is pronounced /ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/.

Words near lmao in the dictionary

  1. Llŷn Peninsula
  2. LM
  3. LM lifeboat
  4. LM lifeboats
  5. LMA
  6. lmao
  7. LMAOed
  8. LMAOing
  9. LMAOO
  10. LMAOOL
  11. LMAOs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lmao (page history and authors); LMAO (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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