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LOL

LOL, or lol, is an acronym for "laughing out loud", and a popular element of Internet slang, which can be used to indicate amusement. 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. It is one of many acronyms for expressing bodily…

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LOL

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples62
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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related to Further reading · 23
LOL → Agricultural, August, Authority, Brian, Claim, Connery, Credibility, February, IMHO, In Porter, Internet Culture, Internet Message Boards, ISBN, January, Louisiana State University, Mechanical College, New York, Newsgroup, Retrieved December, ROTFLRyan Goudelocke
related to history · 16
LOL → Although, Ben Zimmer, CMC, FidoNews, In, Instead, Laughing Out Loud, May, Naomi Baron, Out, Oxford English Dictionary, Pearson, The, Viewline, Wayne Pearson, World Wide Web
related to Analysis · 15
LOL → Fondiller, It's, Linguist John McWhorter, McWhorter, Nerone, Oh, Pragmatic, Scott Molski, Silvio Laccetti, Stevens Institute, Technology, The Lost Art, Unfortunately, We, Writing
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LOL → Pullum argues that even if interjections

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acronyms used rofl laughing use loud communication emoticons initialisms internet first computer-mediated usenet may slang business english dictionary laughter found

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LMAOinstance ofincluding acronyms for more emphatic expressions of laughter0.80text
business communicationsinstance ofeither in general or in specific contexts0.80text
LOLinstance ofPullum argues that even if interjections0.80text
ROFL were to become very common in spoken Englishinstance ofPullum argues that even if interjections0.80text
theirinstance ofPullum argues that even if interjections0.80text
theseinstance ofIn cases0.80text
the abbreviation is not to be read literallyinstance ofIn cases0.80text
Kekistaninstance ofas well as memes0.80text
LOLrelated to AnalysisSilvio Laccetti0.60section
LOLrelated to AnalysisStevens Institute0.60section
LOLrelated to AnalysisTechnology0.60section
LOLrelated to AnalysisScott Molski0.60section

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