Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for the lulz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: for the lulz
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

For kicks, for personal amusement, especially schadenfreude.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Still others are looking for a cause; perhaps this is the most dangerous of all, as their desire to be a part of something can have serious repercussions. And still others are in it all for the lulz."
"[…] fairies thought all this military stuff was pretty silly, but they went along with it for the same reason that fairies ever did anything, namely, for the lulz."
"True to his equally controversial reputation, Johnson’s hacker accomplice, Auernheimer, said he mostly did it for the lulz."
"We're hackers on steroids. Our motivation is twofold. We do it because we can. We do it for the lulz."

Etymology

First online uses appear around 2006 on 4chan.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

for the lols (alternative) for the lolz (alternative)

Questions

What does for the lulz mean?: For kicks, for personal amusement, especially schadenfreude.
Where does for the lulz come from?: First online uses appear around 2006 on 4chan.

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