LOL is no longer just a teenage expression used in a text message. In the latest update, of the Oxford English Dictionary LOL (definition: laughing out loud), along with omg (definition: oh my good… ...

OMG, we ♥ this news, LOL! The Oxford English Dictionary added the three “initialisms” OMG, LOL, and ♥ Thursday, making them real words worthy of etymological recording. The OED said these ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a set of acronyms from text message speak into its compendium of the English language. WTF? Among the new inclusions are LOL, OMG, and FYI. With those ...

In a TikTok video now topping 3.9 million views, Gaddis explained that the phrase rarely means someone is literally laughing ...

Those include OMG (Oh my god), LOL (laughing out loud), TMI (too much information), FYI (for your information) and BFF (best friends forever). The OED explained the decision extensively in an ...

The venerable Oxford English Dictionary has long been the definitive reference work on the English language. This week, it lent the majesty of its name to “LOL" (laughing out loud), a shiny new ...

The “Urban Dictionary” is definitely not the first book to define the slang people use. So, does the world need another one? The answer: Fo’ shizzle! (That’s a big “yes.”) If 100 years ...

Oxford English Dictionary embraces Internet shorthand OMG, LOL, and FYI, revealing the terms' surprising roots.

In an acknowledgement of the internet's overwhelming influence on the triviality we sometimes refer to as "real life," the Oxford English Dictionary doyens have decided to add a few of the web's ...

The Oxford English Dictionary added LOL, OMG, and FYI to the March 2011 release of the OED Online dictionary.