Meaning of SLOL

What Does SLOL Mean?

SLOL means "Seriously Laughing Out Loud". Using "LOL" on its own has become almost meaningless because it is incredibly overused. Adding the "S" (i.e., adding "Seriously") adds weight to the common phrase, so that others know the user is genuinely laughing.

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Definition for SLOL

SLOL means "Seriously Laughing Out Loud". This is the most common definition for SLOL on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter. Here is some more information about SLOL:

SLOL
Definition:Seriously Laughing Out Loud
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers
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When I write SLOL, I mean this:

meaning of SLOL
The S (meaning "seriously") is often added to LOL because LOL's weight has been diluted through overuse.
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Examples of SLOL in Sentences

Here are examples of SLOL being used in written conversations:
  • Person A: I was SLOL at that photo.
  • Person B: I know, right? We all look so young.
  • Person A: He always makes me SLOL.
  • Person B: Really? I don't find him very funny.

An Academic Look at SLOL

SLOL is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Ess Ell Oh Ell), but it is not often uttered using its letters. In other words, the abbreviation SLOL is for efficiency in writing and not speech.

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A Text with SLOL

Using SLOL on a Cell Phone (SMS Texts, Whatsapp, and Yubl)

 
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See Also

More ways of expressing actual laughter

ALOL (actually laughing out loud) BLOL (big laugh out loud) LLOL (literally lol) LOLL (laugh out loud literally) LOLOL (lots of laughing out loud)