Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lolcat

/ˈlɑl.kæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: lol-cat
IPA: /ˈlɑl.kæt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An image macro of, usually, a kitten or a cat with a humorous caption.

Dated

noun

The deliberately misspelled and grammatically quirky form of English associated with such images' captions.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of lolcat.

Example Sentences

"I had heard of Caturday when I wrote the piece, but I’d understood that it was a proto-lolcats practice that was different from the actual lolcats meme."
"A cluttered virtual desktop is as bad as a cluttered physical desktop. It's visually distracting and makes it easy to get derailed from the task at hand. (“Hey, lemme peek at that hilarious LOLcat just one more time!”)"

Etymology

From lol + cat.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɑl.kæt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lolcats (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kitteh Caturday lolspeak

Questions

How do you pronounce lolcat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑl.kæt/.
What does lolcat mean?: An image macro of, usually, a kitten or a cat with a humorous caption.
Where does lolcat come from?: From lol + cat.

How to pronounce lolcat

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