lol

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See also: LOL, Lol, LoL, and -lol

Translingual

Symbol

lol

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mongo.

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/, /lɒl/
    • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛlˌoʊˈɛl/, /lɑl/, /loʊl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Interjection

lol

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of LOL
Translations

Noun

lol (plural lols)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of LOL

Verb

lol (third-person singular simple present lols, present participle loling or lolling, simple past and past participle loled or lol'd or lolled or lold)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, intransitive) Alternative form of LOL

Particle

lol

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.
    Are you really that bad lol?

Etymology 2

Interjection

lol

  1. (archaic) Used in song as a nonsense syllable.

See also

  • ice lol (etymologically unrelated)
  • tol-lol (probably etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lol.

Pronunciation

Noun

lol (uncountable)

  1. fun

Danish

Interjection

lol

  1. Alternative letter-case form of LOL

Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain. Found in publications from as early as 1560. Probably derived from the onomatopoeia lullen, originally meaning 'to snooze'. Compare English loll.

Pronunciation

Noun

lol f (uncountable, diminutive lolletje n)

  1. fun
    Wij hebben veel lol.
    We are having a lot of fun.
    Wat een lol!
    What a laugh!
    • 2012, Raymond Klompsma, Stefan Wobben, Zo kan het ook: websites ontwerp je voor mensen, Concept7, page 25:
      Dit zijn mensen die graag lol hebben in hun leven, die zich prettig willen voelen.
      These are people who like to have fun in their lives, who want to feel good.
  2. LOL ("laughing out loud", although it is not an acronym in Dutch)

Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Interjection

lol

  1. (Internet) LOL
    Synonym: mdr

Derived terms

Maia

Noun

lol

  1. sand
  2. beach

Portuguese

Interjection

lol

  1. (Internet slang) LOL

Volapük

Etymology

From English rose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (sweetbriar).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /lol/, /lɔl/

Noun

lol (nominative plural lols)

  1. rose

Quotations

Welsh

Etymology

Probably of expressive origin; compare English loll (to lie in a lazy way), Dutch lullen (to loiter, hang around).

Pronunciation

Noun

lol f (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. frivolity, tomfoolery

Derived terms