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whats the meaning of "LOL"?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:05 am
by narris
there are too many LOLs in the forum,i cant catch the meaning of it.its hard for me to understand for i m not a native english speaker,with the same situation to my friends and colleagues.would you do me a favor ?thanks a lot~
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:42 am
by Dixie
LOL is short for "Laugh Out Loud" ;) It means you're laughing :D Another example would be LMAO, which means "Laughing my ass off". Of course this one's more colloquial :D
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:00 pm
by narris
cool~thank you for explanation,dixie!!!
:D
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:10 pm
by shokin
I dont like this "word". I prefer
or
.
Shokin
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:56 am
by yl88
so do i...
there r so many short words we can use actually...
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 5:53 am
by Lilian
LOL
how about Lots OF Love ;) ...
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:33 am
by Dixie
Lilian wrote:LOL
how about Lots OF Love ;) ...
That's so sweet :D So like Lilian!!!
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:47 pm
by ProfessorVerb
While I do not approve of the trend, it is clear that it is here for now. Here's some other common abbreviations being used in forums:
Abbreviation - Meaning
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BFN - Bye For Now
BTW - By The Way
FAQ(s) - Frequently Asked Question(s)
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (not only a forum abbreviation)
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope This Helps (or Helped)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PITA - Pain In The A***
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
RTFM - Read The [Flipping] Manual
TBH - To Be Honest
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
WFM - Works For Me
WRT - With Respect To
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:21 am
by babyangel
LOL=Live Or Lie
LOL=Lick One's Lips
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 3:04 pm
by RedRose