Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lmao

/ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: lmao
IPA: /ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Initialism of laughing my ass/arse off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated.

verb

To laugh one's ass off.

phrase

Alternative letter-case form of LMAO.

particle

Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.

Example Sentences

"“LMAO. Cook him,” one said. “Grass needs to be touched,” another added."
"Reading this website will have you ROFLing, LMAOing, and LOLing every time you read it."
"Even if you don’t win, this slumber party quiz will have you LOL, ROFL, and LMAOing with your friends all the way into the night while you do everything you can to show them ALL that YOU are the ultimate Taylor Swift fan!"
"You’re girls. Whatever it is you want to kill each other over now, you’ll be LMAOing about on group chat in two hours. Trust me."

Inflected Forms

LMAOs (present, singular) LMAOing (participle, present) LMAOed (participle, past) LMAOed (past)

Phrases

ayy lmao

Frequently Paired Words

ayy lmao LMDO LMFAO LMNO LMVO LOL ROFL roflcopter

Rhymes With

to so do no so-so know go show though as though oh ago

Questions

How do you pronounce lmao?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/.
What does lmao mean?: Initialism of laughing my ass/arse off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated.

How to pronounce lmao

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