Why do people say "Lol" when they're not actually laughing?

honestly I find it weird when people say lol but yet they're not laughing and sometimes something is just really not funny ? Is It to cover up embarrassment or they have nothing else to say?

the word lol is becoming annoying because its all anyone seems to say
people should bring up a new word or something different

LOL

Lol at the OP.

Majority of the time its because there's nothing else to say, i usually say it just to not make the message look to serious its basically a smile in the form of a text.

Reply 4

Kevin De Bruyne

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lol, force of habit I guess. Sometimes I use it (depending on who I'm talking to) to make things seem less serious or awkward, but otherwise I hardly use it. :redface:

Reply 5

BristolFresher15

16

It's a better response than 'ok'.

Kek.

I dunno

Lol

Original post by YouMustBeKidding

honestly I find it weird when people say lol but yet they're not laughing and sometimes something is just really not funny ? Is It to cover up embarrassment or they have nothing else to say?

the word lol is becoming annoying because its all anyone seems to say
people should bring up a new word or something different

LOL
l I say lol when i find something vaguely funny, and your rant about lol falls into that category so...

Reply 9

Mathaddict

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Original post by YouMustBeKidding

honestly I find it weird when people say lol but yet they're not laughing and sometimes something is just really not funny ? Is It to cover up embarrassment or they have nothing else to say?

the word lol is becoming annoying because its all anyone seems to say
people should bring up a new word or something different

Is this about people typing "lol" into messages, or saying it in person? I don't mind lol in messages, but it should never be spoken!

Reply 10

undercxver

18

The abbreviation leads to a mutual understanding of the tone of the conversation as this isn't presented well through text.

Is "lel", "lol" ?

I dunno about y'all but I'm usually laughing out loud when I say it and don't even get me started on my rolling when I ROFL :indiff:

Reply 13

Mjcal1

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Original post by YouMustBeKidding

honestly I find it weird when people say lol but yet they're not laughing and sometimes something is just really not funny ? Is It to cover up embarrassment or they have nothing else to say?

the word lol is becoming annoying because its all anyone seems to say
people should bring up a new word or something different