LMAO

What does LMAO stand for?

Laughing my a** off

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LMAO is a common way to express a high level of amusement about something funny, such as a meme or story. You will see it in various contexts, often in text messages, online chat rooms, and social media.

The phrase "laughing my a** off" is just one of many hyperbolic expressions where extreme laughter or action causes an imaginary loss of a body part, including "laughing my head off" (LMHO). LMAO is also part of several more elaborate acronyms, such as LMFAO ("laughing my freaking a** off") and ROFLMAO ("rolling on the floor laughing my a** off").

Origin of LMAO

One of the earliest recordings of "LMAO" dates back to a 1990 Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) campaign. LMAO moved through the DnD community and eventually exploded in popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s as the Internet (especially instant messaging) and text messaging arose.

Example

omg. the wedding party just fell into the water
lmao. making memories, i guess

LMAO means laughing my a** off

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Updated August 6, 2024

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