LOLZ

What Does LOLZ Mean?

LOLZ means "Laugh Out Loud (A Lot)."

The abbreviation LOLZ is used as a plural form of LOL (Laughing Out Loud) to indicate amusement. Although LOLZ may be used to indicate that the sender finds something very funny (i.e., funny enough to deserve more than a simple LOL), just as with almost all the other abbreviations used to indicate laughter, LOLZ is now often used sarcastically.

Summary of Key Points

"Laugh Out Loud (A Lot)" is the most common definition for LOLZ on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

LOLZ
Definition:Laugh Out Loud (A Lot)
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:
Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

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When I write LOLZ, I mean this:

meaning of LOLZ
Watch out! LOLZ is often used sarcastically.

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Examples of LOLZ in Sentences

Here are examples of LOLZ being used in conversations:
  • Sharon: How is being at a singles bar different from going to the circus?
  • Rob: I can't wait to hear.
  • Sharon: At the circus, the clowns don't talk.
  • Rob: LOLZ.

    • (As usual with abbreviations such as LOLZ, it is difficult to tell if Rob is genuinely very amused or is being sarcastic.)
  • Chris: I just found out I'm colorblind.
  • Lee: Really. Did you never suspect before?
  • Chris: No. The diagnosis came completely out of the purple.
  • Lee: LOLZ.

    • (Here, Lee is probably expressing genuine amusement.)

An Academic Look at LOLZ

As it is spoken like a word, LOLZ is an acronym. Acronyms contrast with initialism abbreviations, which are pronounced using their individual letters.

What Did We Use To Say?

Before the digital era, we might have said something like "very funny" instead of using an abbreviation such as LOLZ.

Our Slide Show "The Evolution of LOL"


Read more about LOL.

Example of LOLZ Used in a Text

 
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See Also

Selves-isolating (Locking down with a partner) ALOL (actually laughing out loud) BLOL (big laugh out loud) ELOL (evil laugh out loud) LAWL (laugh at loud) LLOL (literally lol) LOLL (laugh out loud literally)