LOL

LOL

Used to indicate that something is funny. Originally an abbreviation of "laughing out loud" or "laugh out loud," the term is used especially in online writing and text messaging (often uncapitalized), but is sometimes spoken. It can be used to indicate varying degrees of funniness, including literal audible laughing. A: "And so I said that I would CUT him a deal, get it?" B: "LOL!" You should have seen the look on her face when I told her lol.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

LOL

interj. laughing out loud. (Indicates that one is laughing in response to a previous remark. Used in electronic mail and computer forum or news group messages. Not pronounced aloud.) I’m LOL about the last remark you made.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • damn well
  • ROTGLOL
  • ROFLOL
  • ROTFLOL
  • loud enough to wake the dead
  • to wake the dead, loud enough
  • say (something) out loud
  • say out loud
  • for crying out loud
  • For crying out loud!
References in periodicals archive
'We're excited to bring LOL: Last One Laughing to our Prime members in Australia and around the world,' said James Farrell, Head of International Originals for Amazon Studios.
Rebel Wilson Teams Up with Amazon Prime Video to Host first Australian Amazon Original series LOL: Last One Laughing
"It can really mess you up, and you're left wondering 'Why can't I have it back?' "Lol overcame that extraordinarily well.
Forgotten chart star who had a gift for words; Tributes to Radio 4 scriptwriter who was the talent behind several 1970s and 80s pop acts
Lol came from a creative, highly artistic Harborne family.
FAREWELL TO LOL, FORGOTTEN STAR OF TOP TEN HITS
Caps, member of Team G2 Esports, celebrates with his MVP (Most Valuable Player) shield after winning the League of Legends (LOL) Mid-Season Invitational over team Liquid, in Taipei, Taiwan May 19, 2019.
'League of Legends' publisher hires Nielsen to measure sponsorship value
Significant Scale, Strong Brands: LOL's ratings reflect its significant scale as the second largest U.S.
Fitch Rates Land O' Lakes, Inc.'s $200MM Preferred Stock 'BB '
Children were able to meet with fellow LOL collectors and either trade in or adopt a LOL character, as well as incorporate their own style with the help of Instagram-personality Bianca Castro and GAP.
Doha Festival City celebrates first exclusive Kids Club members' party
When pressed hard by the BBC recently about the current agenda of the RSS, Lol said: "We are implementing the 2015 [peace] agreement - the only way to end the war".
South Sudan - Crude Oil Production Remains Low
As of yesterday there were almost none in the country's toy stores - but the good news for parents is that they may soon be able to LOL again.
You'll Laugh Out Loud at cost of top kids' Xmas toy; Parents cough up [euro]130 for dolls gift
Lol State Minister of Agriculture Angok Achuol Barjok told Sudan Tribune on Friday that government forces have regained control of Dollo, some 20 miles west of Raja town, the administrative headquarters of Lol state.
South Sudan army captures rebel headquarters in Raja: minister
A JEALOUS boyfriend has been jailed for life for murdering a love rival - and sending his girlfriend a text saying: "I think Darran might be dead LOL."
Jealous lover jailed for life after text-message murder
MAE cylchgrawn Lol yn dathlu ei ben-blwydd yn 50 eleni.
Hanner canrif o hiwmor, enllib a cholbio'r sefydliad CYSTADLEUAETH
A few days later, I sent him a text thanking him and he responded with another text starting with "LOL".
HUBBY FURY AT MY TEXT TO WORKMAN
BRITONS are more likely to understand text message jargon such as LOL and OMG than they are to know what financial abbreviations like PAYE, ATM and Isa stand for, a survey has found.
Short for not understanding; SURVEY
He's brave in the way he shoots things, to make the viewer feel uncomfortable," notes Nottingham-born Vicky, who plays Lorraine 'Lol' Jenkins.
A working class Kate and Wills? As the final chapter of This Is England draws to a close, star Vicky McClure talks to SUSAN GRIFFIN about the seminal series and her thoughts on saying goodbye