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ConnectAbbreviation · Ages 11-50 · In use

lmao

Laughing my ass off. Now the go-to way to say something is actually funny.

LMAOOO the teacher's face

For parents and educators

Mildly rude but completely normal. For many teens it has replaced lol as the real laugh.

Where it came from

Online chat, dated to around 1990. Extra o's mean more laughing.

Also heard as

LMAO, lmfao, lmaooo

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