LOL

  1. (initialism) .  (context, internet) Laughing (or laugh) out loud.
  2. (initialism) .  (context, internet) Lots of laughs (qualifier, occasionally used) .
  3. (initialism) .  (context, letter-writing) Lots of love (qualifier, now obsolete or dated) .
  4. (initialism) .  (US, British commonwealth) (w, Loyal Orange Lodge) , a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
  5. Interjection.  (context, internet) Denotes light-heartedness or that the thing just said was not intended as serious.
  6. Verb.  To laugh out loud.
  7. Interjection.  (Internet slang, text messaging) (alternative form of, LOL) .
  8. Verb.  (Internet slang, text messaging) (alternative form of, LOL) .
  9. Interjection.  (archaic) Used in song as a nonsense syllable.

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