does LOL mean Lots O Luck , or , Laughing Out Loud ?

TooManyGizmos

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where is the CPF acronym dictionary on these ?:lolsign:

Don't know when appropriate to use cartoony .

need official answer from Administrator please .:)


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LOL is most commonly Laugh Out Loud. That acronym is at least as old as IRC, possibly as old as BBSs, FidoNet, or even UseNet.
 

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Here is a good reference for most of the internet acronyms and text messaging shorthand you are likely to come across.
 

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LumenHound said:
Here is a good reference for most of the internet acronyms and text messaging shorthand you are likely to come across.
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Thanx Lumenhound ,

That site you linked to says *LOL* can have either meaning.

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Used after the wrong context - it could be insulting.

might be mis-interpreted



I'm new - still trying to learn how NOT to offend .


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We have a rock show that airs on the radio from about 11pm to 2am on a Thursday night. The hosts are two eccentric but very cool guys. They receive messages via text and read some of them on the radio. I sent in a text ending the message wit LOL. The guy read it as "Lots of Love" ! I was so annoyed!(and embarrassed!)

Btw, I ment it as Laughing out Loud.
 

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In some places (I've yet to discover which) I'm told that LOL can mean "loser on-line." Not very nice, but there ya go.
 

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LOC in this thread... Lots Of Confusion about 'Net shorthand. For that reason I normally don't use abbreviations on the Internet.
 
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When I first saw "LOL" I thought it meant lots of love. That seemed a little strange to me in a forum like this. Lots of laughs is right on target, though.

I remember a professor in a class of mine talking about acronyms for radio frequency bands. They were, he said: ULF, VLF, LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF, XHF, and OMGWHF!

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