what is the meaning of ...LOL,i'm confused

@aissha (2036)
India
August 2, 2007 8:22am CST
i just checked on google there also confusion prevails closest was "laugh out loud" and "lots of love" ,i was knowing it as "love online" what is your meaning or version or interpretation or whatever..... LOL
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@Gell16 (22)
• Russian Federation
2 Aug 07
Usually it's laugh out loud, some kind of rofl but less intense =)
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• United States
2 Aug 07
yeah, laugh out loud. i first encountered it over a decade ago in the IRC channels, and as far as i know it's only recently taken the twist "lots of love" from the Asian people.
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2 Aug 07
I've always known it as Laugh Out Loud. I like the thought of Lots of Love but that would be silly when sending instant messages. I usually put it after something I have typed and want it to sound good humoured, hence Laugh Out Loud.
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• India
2 Aug 07
ya I know, there can be a lot of meanings, but I guess the acronym orignated from ' Laugh out Loud' hope it is helpful to you....
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
3 Aug 07
There are lots of meaning for this acronym "LOL", it depends on what term you'd use it. At work, we use to say LoL, meaning Labour of Love!;) When online, LoL means Laughing out Loud or even Lots of Laughs. I love playing words, as everyone can provide their own interpertation of this very word (LoL)..
@aissha (2036)
• India
3 Aug 07
good ,i came to know one more lol,lol
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
2 Aug 07
In internet lingo LOL -- laugh out loud BRB -- be right back there are hundreds more but those are the two you are going to encounter the most.
@aissha (2036)
• India
3 Aug 07
thnx for BRB and for the meanwhile LOL
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
3 Aug 07
OMG -- Oh My God WTF -- What The .... Those are a couple extra. With the advent of text messaging in cell phones there is a whole new language out there of pseudo words. BB @ 5 BC I TLD U 2 B HR 4 DNR. Be Back at 5:00 because I told you to be here for dinner.
@aissha (2036)
• India
6 Aug 07
good info and yeah with SMS and net the lingo is changing ,thnx for more info.
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• India
8 Aug 07
Hi Aissha, I was also very confusion when I was new here at mylot about the meaning of LOL. I asked my friend regarding this through private message. So, I got to know what it means. Some say it means 'Laugh Out Loud', 'Lots Of Love' etc. I think it depends upon when and where you are using it. If your posting some humor then it would mean 'Laugh Out Loud'.
@aissha (2036)
• India
8 Aug 07
yeah u are also right and another fellow mylotter nrsatish has given a link in his response u can also check that ,he has responded just before u.thnx for response.
@slickcut (8141)
• United States
3 Aug 07
I think it means "lot of laughs" or as you say "laugh out loud" It is always used after someone says something that is either funny or a little bit of a disagreement sentence...I do not think it means anything to do with love,even though it could,but it is used by total strangers to each other,where love does not even come into the picture.Its really something someone adds at the end of a sentence that lightens the mood so to speak....Thats just my opinion Aissha,it may or may not be the case.
@hari120 (623)
• India
7 Aug 07
what i understand is that lol stands for "laugh on laugh", that means the person is trying to say that he or she is laughing very very much at that point of time.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
4 Aug 07
Ofcourse we see many meanings but i think 'laugh out loud ' is correct one and i do use with the same meaning in my posts.'Lots of love' is new to me.,,,,i hear this for the first time.Smiles
@ericajoyce (1746)
• Philippines
3 Aug 07
Laughing out loud