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Social Media & Content Creation vocabulary · Internet Slang

LOL

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In social media & content creation, LOL means: Short for laughing out loud: an informal expression of amusement, sometimes used simply to soften a message.

In Turkish: sesli güldüm, gülme ifadesi

How it is used

Common in casual chats and comments; LOL does not always mean the person literally laughed aloud.

Example sentences

  1. LOL, the cat walked across the desk during our serious announcement.

    The abbreviation expresses amusement at an unexpected interruption.

  2. I forgot to turn on the microphone again, LOL.

    The casual marker softens an admission of a mistake.

Common collocations

  • LOL reply
  • LOL moment
  • memeA funny image, video or phrase that spreads online and that people copy and change to make new jokes.
  • commentA written reply that someone leaves under a post or video, which other users can usually read and answer.

More terms: Internet Slang

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