Meanings
adjectivelaugh-out-loud (not comparable)
alternative LOL
- not comparablevery funny; causing the listener to laugh aloud
Alas, time marches on. I am old enough to remember the laugh-out-loud fairy tales spun by “Baghdad Bob” during the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
2026 March 14, Douglas MacKinnon, “‘Baghdad Bob’ had nothing on CNN and the far-left media of today”, in The Hill1 more example
"Readers are treated to a tilt-a-whirl of emotions and imagery, ranging from laugh-out-loud comedy, to the brooding tragedy typical of Brown's work."
2007, Jay Watson, Conversations with Larry Brown
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*klek-
- Proto-Germanic*hlahjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*hlahhjan
- Old Englishhliehhan
- Old Englishhlæhhan
- Middle Englishlaughen, laghen
- Englishlaugh
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-West Germanic*ūt
- Old Englishūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūtai
- Proto-West Germanic*ūtē
- Old Englishūte
- Middle Englishoute
- Englishout
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱlew-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱlutós
- Proto-Germanic*hlūdaz
- Proto-Germanic*hlūdê
- Proto-West Germanic*hlūdē
- Old Englishhlūde
- Middle Englishloude
- Englishloud
- Englishlaugh-out-loud
Cite this entry
APA
laugh-out-loud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh-out-loud
MLA
“laugh-out-loud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh-out-loud. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laugh-out-loud,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laugh-out-loud.
Source: laugh-out-loud on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.