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1. (Internet) Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.
   • Are you really that bad lol?
   • For example, Duncan said, one unsealed document shows an Instagram employee calling the app a “drug” and another employee saying, “lol, we’re basically pushers”.2026 January 27, Dara Kerr, “Tech giants head to landmark US trial over social media addiction claims”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Interjection (1)

1. (archaic) Used in song as a nonsense syllable.
   • And all the way to Dublin, whack fol lol le rah!19th c., D. K. Gavan, “Rocky Road to Dublin”

Interjection (2) capitalized: LOL

1. (Internet, literal) Laughing (or laugh) out loud.
   • I just saw the video where he opens the door and gets the surprise! LOL!
   • Bro got milk spilt over his head! LOL!
2. (Internet) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)
   • I love the one where he orders a cup of tea but then chaos ensues! LOL!
3. (Internet, figuratively, by dilution) Indicates light-heartedness or amusement, or that the accompanying statement is not intended as serious; sometimes extends to irony or sardonicism, in the same way that spoken humor sometimes does. Often now a discourse marker independent of laughter.
   • I hope you weren't expecting a welcome wagon, LOL.
   • In the course of managing your expectations, you'll need to account for the usual amount of pettiness and dishonesty among your fellow humans lol.
4. (dated, letter-writing) Lots of love.
   • P.S.: Give my regards to Elizabeth and to the children! LOL!
   • SHEESH !!!! ¶ LOL (Laugh out loud) &&&& ¶ LOL (Lots of love, coz I'm a sharing caring kinda gal) ¶ Nikki2002 November 29, Me Here, “Latest Rugby Poll.”, in nz.general (Usenet)

Verb capitalized: LOL

LOL (third-person singular simple present LOLs, present participle LOLing, simple past and past participle LOLed or LOLd or LOL'd)

1. (Internet) To laugh out loud.

Noun capitalized: LOL

LOL (plural LOLs)

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, US) Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
2. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) Little old lady.
   • We've got an LOL in the emergency department who seems a bit confused.
   • L.O.L.: little old lady. (Oddly, there is no male equivalent.) / N.A.D.: no apparent distress. The classic description of a patient in a state of well-being: L.O.L. in N.A.D.2001 May 13, Sheilendr Khipple, “Word for Word/Hospital Lingo; What's a Bed Plug? An L.O.L. in N.A.D.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2018
3. An instance of the interjection "LOL".
   • YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of “LOLs,” insults and spam.2013 September 24, Heather Kelly, “YouTube tries to fix its comments”, in CNN

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lol

Lol

1. A diminutive of the female given name Laura.
   • Laura listened, dumbfounded, as Christabel recounted her close shave inside the house. “Tell me you’re making this up,” she begged. / “It’s all true, Lol,” said Christabel.2005, Susan Geason, All Fall Down, ReadHowYouWant, published 2008, →ISBN, page 81
   • ‘Gentleman for you, Aunt Lol,’ she called out. / Lol came to the door, wiping her hands on her apron.2006, Valerie Wood, “1843⁠” (chapter 16), in Nobody’s Child, Corgi Books, published 2007, →ISBN, page 182
2. A diminutive of the male given names Laurence and Lawrence.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lol

Lol

1. (historical) A state of Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: LoL

LoL

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of League of Legends.