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What Does SLOL Mean in a Text?

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The Quick Answer

SLOL means "Seriously Laughing Out Loud."

More Observations...

Using "LOL" on its own has become almost meaningless because it is incredibly overused. Adding the "S" (i.e., adding "Seriously") adds weight to the common phrase, so that others know the user is genuinely laughing.

Learn more ways of expressing actual laughter.

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When I write SLOL, I mean this:

meaning of SLOL

The S (meaning "seriously") is often added to LOL because LOL's weight has been diluted through overuse.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:
SLOL
Definition:Seriously Laughing Out Loud
Type:Abbreviation
Guessability:guessability level 2
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:typical user

Adults and Teenagers

Examples of SLOL in Sentences

Here are examples of SLOL in written conversations:
  • Tony: I was SLOL at that photo.
  • Jordan: I know, right? We all look so young.
  • Tony: He always makes me SLOL.
  • Jordan: Really? I don't find him very funny.

An Academic Look at SLOL

SLOL is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Ess Ell Oh Ell), but it is not often uttered using its letters. In other words, the abbreviation SLOL is for efficiency in writing and not speech.

The Evolution of "LOL"

This video shows the evolution of the term "LOL" and the various laughing emojis:
What does LOL really mean?.

Example of SLOL Used in a Text

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