lolz

See also: LOLZ

English

Etymology

A corruption of lol, probably a leet variation, treated as if it were a noun rather than an interjection and pluralized in a deliberately unconventional manner using the -z suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔːlz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒlz

Interjection

lolz

  1. (Internet slang, leetspeak) Used to express laughter, often in a sarcastic fashion.
    • 1999:"you mean "C"hina??? lolz!!!"
    • 2000, lolz... I hear some little clicking sounds coming from my modem:
    • 2001, Any Cory fans lolz?:
    • 2003, lolz... Yeah, I've got a bunch of system-event waves of Jeri Ryan. (Seven of Nine):

Noun

lolz (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of lulz.
    • 2015 January 27, Randy Stewart, “But seriously, folks — this stand-up economist says Republicans will like his carbon tax”, in Grist:
      Yoram Bauman, the world’s first and only stand-up economist, likes to inject some lolz into grim climate economics (kind of like Grist).
    • 2019 July 2, Gareth Ceidiog Hughes, “Why we shouldn’t tolerate ‘jokes’ that deride the Welsh language as gobbledygook”, in Nation.Cymru:
      According to some, we should just accept our language being the subject of derision because you know; the lolz.
    • 2023 July 20, John Crace, “With all his plans in tatters, Rishi eyes some reshuffle lolz”, in The Guardian:
      Maybe he should just have some fun. While he could. Stuff the cabinet with a whole load of idiots. [] Just for the lolz.

Italian

Etymology

Loaned directly from English lolz.

Interjection

lolz

  1. (Internet slang) used to express laughter
    • 2004:"lolz"
    • 2005:"lolz."
    • 2005:"lolz"
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