lol
English meaning: Lol
Definition
(British commonwealth) Loyal Orange Lodge, a prefix given to all branches of the Loyal Orange Order. For example, LOL 1 is Portadown branch.
Example
“He texted back 'lol' when he saw the photo of the dog in a hat.”
Another example: “Members of LOL No. 1 march each year in the parade.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Overwhelmingly used today as the internet/texting initialism 'lol' = 'laughing out loud', signalling amusement or softening a remark; very informal. The dictionary's 'Loyal Orange Lodge' sense is a niche Northern Irish institutional abbreviation.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
An initialism of 'laughing out loud', emerging in online chat in the late 1980s and entering mainstream texting in the 2000s.
Synonyms
- haha
- lmao
- rofl
Related Words
Common Collocations
- lol that's funny
- just kidding lol
- sorry lol
- lmao lol
- added lol
- reply with lol
Word Forms
lol (interj/n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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