lulz
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- noun
- /lʌlz/
- Slang
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- Lulz is informal Internet jargon for fun, laughter, or amusement, usually at another's expense.
Examples
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Post a trollface in reply to this comment if it gives you lulz.
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I Lulz'ed really hard when I read the bit about "individuality" and "choices."
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When we think about "for the lulz," we have to think about what it means.
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And then I understand them to a degree; the lulz can be fun.
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And more lulz at the claim that this was a 'hate crime' directed at all Americans.
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Manny indicated that he was just playing with an idea he found online and was doing it "for the lulz."
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They'd had their lulz, and were probably surprised that the mods had connected one of their friends to them.
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I'm not "trolling," I'm doing this for amusement or just to bait "for the lulz."
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He's a mercenary, so he's definitely in for the cash (and the babes and the lulz).
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The prank was intended purely for lulz, making everyone laugh at the absurdity of the situation.
Synonyms
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A very funny person, story, or situation that makes people laugh
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Etymology
Lulz comes from the internet laugh lol and the ordinary word laughs, a playful change that came to mean 'laughs' or 'fun'. So doing something 'for the lulz' means doing it just to get laughs, often at someone else's expense.