LOL, an abbreviation for laughing out loud,[1][2] or laugh out loud,[3] is a common element of Internet slang. It was used historically on Usenet but is now widespread in other forms of computer-mediated communication, and even face-to-face communication. It is one of many initialisms for expressing bodily reactions, in particular laughter, as text, including initialisms for more emphatic expressions of laughter such as LMAO[4] ("laughing my arse/ass off"), ROTFL[5][6][7][8] ("roll(ing) on the floor laughing") or ROFL[9] ("roll(ing) on [the] floor laughing"), and BWL ("bursting with laughter", above which there is "no greater compliment" according to technology columnist Larry Magid).[10] Other unrelated expansions include the now mostly historical "lots of luck" or "lots of love" used in letter-writing.[11]
The list of acronyms "grows by the month"[5] and they are collected along with emoticons and smileys into folk dictionaries that are circulated informally amongst users of Usenet, IRC, and other forms of (textual) computer-mediated communication.[12] These initialisms are controversial, and several authors recommend against their use, either in general or in specific contexts such as business communications.
So I searched etsy for lol, and this is what I found:
Do you really mean lol when you mail a card? Lol card in blue by ClaireandMeDesigns
Maybe people lol in their dreams, Texting pillow by TheSilverLion
Well, we all know for sure babies do lol. Onesies by klzart
I am sure you would even lol if you wore this cute Froggy LOL Hat by FranksAndBeans
Wow! I just found out even silly bands lol! Earrings by anjedesigns
Even your USB storage drive can lol! Drive by WeebeeDrives
I might dare to say this is the top winner...lol really?? by chaiseandfour
To me if it makes me laugh in my head it is definitively lol! Take all of these great etsy finds for example! Come on have a little laugh...
I prefer the cushion.
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