Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ijbol

/ˈid͡ʒ.boʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ijbol
IPA: /ˈid͡ʒ.boʊl/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Acronym of I just burst out laughing.

phrase

Alternative letter-case form of IJBOL.

verb

To burst out laughing.

Example Sentences

"not he can't go to any award shows or industry parties ijbol😭"
"DOES THOR HAVE A CRUSH ON PETER QUILL IJBOL #ThorLoveAndThunder"
"They using Nicki lyrics to shade us you can't make this up LMAOO IJBOL"
"The bunnies that jisoo gifted to her bodyguards ijbol jfkdkdkd"
"[Title:] 33 Gen Z Memes to Make You Say 'IJBOL' Online or IRL"

Etymology

According to Know Your Meme, the earliest use of the term was in a conversation between Twitter users @RockStarHustle and @CUNTRY posted July 23, 2009. The term was added to Urban Dictionary later that year. The term was popularized in 2021 in the K-pop community, and in 2023 it was reported that it was replacing LOL and LMAO among young people on social media. However, the term is not derived from Korean.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈid͡ʒ.boʊl/

Inflected Forms

ijbols (present, singular) ijboling (participle, present) ijboled (participle, past) ijboled (past)

Derived Forms

ijbolitis

Questions

How do you pronounce ijbol?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈid͡ʒ.boʊl/.
What does ijbol mean?: Acronym of I just burst out laughing.
Where does ijbol come from?: According to Know Your Meme, the earliest use of the term was in a conversation between Twitter users @RockStarHustle and @CUNTRY posted July 23, 2009. The term was added to Urban Dictionary later that year. The term was popularized in 2021 in the K-pop community, and in 2023 it was reported that it was replacing LOL and LMAO among young people on social media. However, the term is not derived from Korean.

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