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/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlz
Interjection
lolz
- (Internet slang, leetspeak) Used to express laughter, often in a sarcastic fashion.
- 1999:"you mean "C"hina??? lolz!!!" —
- 2003, lolz... Yeah, I've got a bunch of system-event waves of Jeri Ryan. (Seven of Nine):
Noun
lolz (uncountable)
- 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
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