Lols

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Plural internet slang for the abbreviation LOL, used in online messages to show that something is funny or made the writer laugh
2. Informal online shorthand for laughter or amusement, typed in chat messages and posts to show that something seemed funny
3. Chat and social media abbreviations, the plural of LOL, used to express amusement or to indicate that a remark was humorous

Etymology: "Lols" is the plural of "lol," the internet abbreviation for "laughing out loud" (or, in some uses, "laugh out loud"). It is a noun form, so it refers to multiple instances of that expression, as in a message that is full of "lols." The abbreviation itself arose in online text communication, where typing a short tag was a quick way to signal amusement without spelling out a reaction. Because "lol" is treated as an ordinary countable noun, adding an "s" to it is the regular English pattern, much like making "ha" into "has" or "haha" into "hahas" in casual writing.