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March 24, 2011
- On March 24, 2011, LOL, along with other acronyms, was formally recognized in an update of the Oxford English Dictionary. In their research, it was determined that the earliest recorded use of LOL as an initialism was for "little old lady" in the 1960s.
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LOL, or lol, is an initialism for laughing out loud, [1] [2] [3] [4] and a popular element of Internet slang, which can be used to indicate amusement, irony, or double meanings. [5] It was first used almost exclusively on Usenet, but has since become widespread in other forms of computer-mediated communication and even face-to-face communication.
Apr 8, 2011 · The internet slang term "LOL" (laughing out loud) has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, to the mild dismay of language purists. But where did the term originate?
Aug 11, 2015 · LOL was added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2011, but the origin of the phrase can be traced back to the 1980s. The dictionary points to an electronic newsletter from the...
Mar 15, 2022 · No longer simply an internet acronym that’s entered the mainstream, lol is an example of how language evolves over time, adheres to new grammatical rules, and creates community around the...
May 27, 2014 · The abbreviation for 'laugh out loud' was first cited in 1989 and is still going strong. Gretchen McCulloch explores how three letters took over the internet
According to linguist Ben Zimmer, the first recorded use of LOL is from the May 1989 edition of the FidoNews Newsletter (though some have disputed this). Almost everyone who has typed these...
Nov 17, 2020 · The Murky Internet Origin Story. When exactly did LOL hit the World Wide Web? It depends on who you ask. A former Canadian student named Wayne Pearson claims he coined the phrase in the early to...
