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Lol stands for Lucifer our lord
person: Dude is that lol?
person 2: Yeah dude, cool right?
person: Yeah *smiles*
We all know that it stands for "Laugh(ing) out loud" but that's not what it means anymore.
"Lol" is what's called a pragmatic particle of speech, or a discourse marker.
It serves to set the tone of a message, usually on the internet. When speaking to someone, they listen to your voice and perceive a positive or negative tone. When reading text, there is no tone to perceive so "lol" goes at the beginning or end of a sentence to ease any tension in a conversation.
Take for example a converstation in which you call your friend a shithead on Instagram. If you just say "You shithead." They might perceive you to be mad or they'll take offense. If you say "lol you shithead" then they're likely to understand that you're not serious.
Other examples of discourse markers include
-wow
-oh
-um
-well
-uh
-so
etc...
"lol" can also be used to signal to someone that you found something they said or shared to be humorous or funny. This is more in line with the original "lol" meaning "laughing out loud" although a person who replies "lol" almost never actually laughs out loud.
Jake: Damn bro are you trying to start shit with everyone
Pat: Lol I don't give a fuck.
James: Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food out of hot eat the food
Adam: lol what
Ashley: *sends a funny meme or says something funny*
Chris: lol
“Laughing out loud” most people use it when they dont care about what you said
Me: I fell off my bed
person: lol.
... often just replaces a full stop in instant messaging.
It's roots lie in the abbreviation for laughing out loud, but in chatting it lost its meaning lol
May even replace other punctuation marks lol
That's a very ponderous comparison lol
But I know what you mean lol
I have a dream lol (replaced exclamation mark)
Do you want total war lol (famous game; rising tone supersedes the question mark here)
Original:
Laugh Out Loud
As of February 6, 2009
Shortened form of Laurence
Lol was used to describe as Laugh Out Loud on the internet... on February 6, 2009 a person by the name of Lol B altered and macroed the definition for a shortened form of Laurence for people with the name.
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