Sorry to be a hick but what's LOL?!?

Question

Lots of love

lotsolurve

something@life???

Answer 1

Here are a few that come in handy not just lol but oyjer frequently used Phrases. Typically, for simple words, a single letter, homophonic abbreviation is used:

2 - to, or too

c - see

k - O.K./okay

o - oh

q - question

r - are/our

u - you

y - why

Double letter abbreviations:

am - above mentioned

cu - see you

ga - go ahead (which originated with Morse Code on the telegraph and later entered usage on IRC)

gg - good game or gotta go

g2g - got to go

jc - just chillin'

kl - cool

kk - ok cool (often to emphasize k)

nm - nothing much or nevermind

np - no problem

rl - real life

tg - thats gooey

ty - thank you

ur - your/you're

wb - welcome back

yw - you're welcome

Abbreviations using three or more letters:

afaik - as far as I know

afk - away from keyboard

*poof* definitely stopped watching the monitor now (or even turned it off).

atm - at the moment

asl - age/s*x/location

brb - be right back

brt - be right there

bbiab - be back in a bit

bbl - be back later

bfn - bye for now

btw - by the way

byob - Bring your own booze/beer/beverage/boxing gloves/bombs

cba - can't be arsed/asked

cbf - can't be ******

cuz - because

cya - See you (later)

ftw - for those wondering (also "For the win"; this was probably one of many acronyms misunderstood and then "repurposed")

fyi - for your information

g2g - got to go (or "good to go" as distinct from "gtg" for "got to go")

gtg - got to go

hax - hacks/hacking

hxc - hard core

iaal - I am actually laughing

idc - I don't care

idk - I don't know

iirc - If I remember correctly

imba - Imbalanced or over-powered (usually in a gaming context)

ime - in my experience

imho - in my humble/honest opinion

imo - In my opinion

irl - in real life

l8r - later

lmao - laughing my *** off

LDR - Long-distance relationship

lol - laughing out loud [a user says this when something is funny, though it has become somewhat of a cliché

nsfw - Not suitable for work

NITSKW - Not in the scene kid way

omg - oh my goodness/gosh/god

ZOMG - a way to make fun of "scene" kids who overly use the term "OMG". Similar to 'pwn' in that it stems from the proximity of the shift and Z keys.

O RLY? - oh really?

YA RLY - yeah, really.

NO WAI!!! - no way!

YES WAI!!! - yes way!

otp - on the phone

paw - parents are watching

peps - people

p**n - p**n

ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing

ROFFLE - Rolling on floor laughing (sounds like ROFL)

LQTM - Laughing quietly to myself

ROTFLOL - Rolling on the floor laughing out loud

ROFLcopter - a helicopter made out of ROFL's, used to replace "ROFL" in certain cases.

ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing

SAL - Smiling A Little

sif - As if

SLAP - Sounds like a party

STBE - Soon-to-be-ex, as in ex-husband or ex-wife

tbh - to be honest

thx thanks

moo? what?

kthx - okay? thanks! (sarcastically)

kthxbye (also sometimes kthxbai) - okay, thanks, goodbye. Used like kthx, but additionally closing (or trying to close) the discussion and/or thread.

TIA - Thanks in advance

tldr (also sometimes tl;dr) - too long; didn't read. Used in discussions when the reader refuses to read the other person's opinion because it is too long.

ttfn - "Ta ta for now" (see you later)

ttt - to the top, used in forums ordered by last post

ttyl - talk to you later [originally developed by the deaf on teletype machines]

ttys - talk to you soon [similar to the above]

tyt - take your time

w/e - whatever

cwus - converse with you soon

fu - **** you

pgm - pro gamers

i'z - i is (ebonics for "i am")

ftl - For the Loss/lose

mlk - malakas -greek word- meaning masturbator or a stupid person

kewl - cool or awesome

own- To pose superiority above the victim or competitor beaten badly.

pwn- Leetspeak version of the word own, used in the sense of "I pwn you".

ke - Ok

WTF- "What the ****" - An expression of incredulity.

owned- used mostly in online games when defeting an oponent.

p4ned- another way to spell owned used mostly in online games when defeating an oponent.

Über- Über is a gaming term for a player or object that is considered superior

Abbreviations using charactors other than letters, see [emoticon] for more:

:) - means happy

:( - means sad

:I - means not feeling any emotion at the time

x_x - dead, exhausted or knocked out; giving up, lost, confused

0_o - shocked, appalled, in a state of disbelief

Paradoxical anti-internet-slang acronyms:

PUKING - People Using Krappy IM Nerdy Gestures

KAE - Kill All Emoticons

[edit] Acronyms & abbreviations

Acronyms are probably the most used variation of internet slang. As opposed to typing out a long character string of multiple words, a simple 3 or 4 letter acronym can be used to express your point. A good example of this is "lol", which is commonly used to replace "laughing out loud" or "laugh out loud", to express laughter, or "rofl" (Rolling on floor laughing) to express a lot of laughter, along with "lmao" (Laughing my *** off). These two terms have created a vast internet sub-culture, with many variations and spin-offs.

Acronyms vary considerably depending on the internet group, particularly in the case of online games where each game develops its own acronyms within its sub-culture. For example within the context of the online MMORPG World of Warcraft, AP generally refers to "Attack Power" while in the MMORPG Maple Story it refers to "Ability Points". This can lead to considerable confusion for the new user who is often incapable of understanding other users' messages.

[edit] Emoticons (smileys)

Main article: Emoticon

Emoticons - also known as smileys - are a form of ASCII art where a short sequence of printable characters is used to resemble a facial expression and convey an emotion.

The basic "western style" smiley is :-), where the colon represents the eyes, the hyphen for the nose (which is, generally, overlooked,) and the parenthesis for the mouth - hence the name. They may be more easily recognised by tilting one's head to the left. A great many variants exist.

The other major style of emoticon, which does not require the viewer to tilt their head, evolved in East Asia. In the basic smiling manga emoticon, ^_^, the carets represent the eyes, and the underscore a mouth.

Here are some other examples:

:)  :/)  ;)   :(   :'(   ;(   :O   :D   ^_^   ^}^   <("<)

=)   =(   :P   xD   *_*   ._.  <3  >_<   xP  =]  =[  =/  =P  =D  =O

;]  >.<  o.O  t(t)  -_-  -_-"  (\_/)  <3

       ('_')                  (")('_')(")

       (___)                      (_)

        U U                      () ()

It is also possible to make 3D cubes using ASCII:

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/_/|

|_|/

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|\_\

\|_|

[edit] 133tspeak

Main article: Leet

133tspeak is another form of misspelling words, except with numbers. Rumors suggest that this idea came about when Hackers spoke online with numbers replacing letters as to prevent private conversations being tapped due to triggering a hacking related keyword. Therefore some users wish to reproduce this image by pretending they are 'hackers' to command some form of respect. Some examples include:

A = 4

B = 13

E = 3

L = 1

S = $

T = 7

And some words:

Two/to,too = 2

For = 4

Ate = 8

And some numbers are even used as symbols. The most common one is a heart, which is represented with a "<3" symbol.

Here is an example sentence: " 7|-|3 /241}\| 1|\| 5|o41|\| |=4|_|_5 |\/|41|\||_'/ 0|\| 7|-|3 |>|_41|\| ", which means "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."

Here is a very basic alphabet for Leetspeak. Full information about the Leet cipher and syntax may be viewed here

A = 4, @

B = 8, |3, 13

C = < OR (

D = |)

E = 3

F = |=

G = 6 or 9

H = |-| #

I = ! 1, |

J = _/

K = |<

L = 1 or |_

M = /V\ |V| /\/\

N = /V /\/

O = 0

P = |> |°

Q = <|

R = |2

S = 5 $ §

T = 7

U = |_| µ

V = \/

W = VV \/\/

X = ><

Y = `/ ¥

Z = 2

[edit] Format tagging

Many internet users are also programmers. Due to this fact, a variation of tagging meant to resemble XML or HTML code is used to give emphasis on posts on blogs, forums, or message boards. For example, in HTML, when "<b>" and "</b>" are placed around text, a web browser will display it in boldface. Because emotions and inflection do not apply to text, Internet users will feign XML tags for such emphasis, such as "<sarcasm>…</sarcasm>" "<rant>…</rant>" or "<white lie>…</white lie>". These "tags" are often meant to be generally humorous or informative. The opening tag may also sometimes be omitted when a block of text's designation as such is not meant to be known at first, such as when a sarcastic comment is made and only after the reader finishes it do they see the closing </sarcasm> tag and realize the intent of the message.

Answer 2

LOL (also written lol) is a common element of Internet slang used, historically, on Usenet but now widespread to other forms of computer-mediated communication, and even spread to face-to-face communication. It is an abbreviation for "laughing out loud" or "laugh out loud" "LOL" is one of many initialisms for expressing bodily reactions, in particular laughter, as text, including initialisms such as "ROTFL" ("roll(ing) on the floor laughing"), a more emphatic expression of laughter, and "BWL" ("bursting with laughter"), above which there is "no greater compliment" according to Magid.[

Answer 3

above answerers are right. but why is your question in Cars & Transportation>Rail?? you think it was the most suitable one?

Answer 4

Laughs out loud

Answer 5

Laugh out loud mostly

sometimes lots of love

Answer 6

LOL is laugh out loud, and ROFL is roll on the floor laughing

Answer 7

laugh out loud

and no you are not a hick, when i was new to chat three years ago i had no clue either and had to ask, i still don't know all the lingo out there, the only yahoo emotion i know is smile and sad, im afaird to use the others, because i dont know what they are suppose to mean

Answer 8

LOL stands for "laugh out loud".

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 9

what they said

Answer 10

laughing out load

Answer 11

laughing out loud

Answer 12

laugh out loud x

Answer 13

laugh(ing) out loud

why is this in the rail section?

Answer 14

loving on linda

Answer 15

Loose old ladies

Answer 16

lol=laughing out loud

lmao= laughing my @ss off

lmfao=laughing my f-ing @ss off

rotf   lmao/lol = roling on the floor laughing my @ss off/ laughing out loud

Answer 17

LOL

Sorry, not laughing with you, laughing at you.

Out loud.

Answer 18

Laughing out loudly

Answer 19

l**k o lot.

lol

Answer 20

laugh

out

loud

Answer 21

"LAUGH OUT LOUD,DUH."

Answer 22

Love of Lollipops....lol

Answer 23

Laugh Out Loud