Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lolcow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lol-cow
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose eccentric or foolish behaviour can be exploited to amuse onlookers.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"> ...he wrote after he /finally/ realized that he needed to clip rpch+b > from the xpost in order to whine "DYOFDW" without making a lolcow of > himself. (Took you long enough, Sherlock. But you're still a lolcow.)"
"Chandler is far from the only “lolcow” to be targeted by KF. If anything, Kiwi Farms has been a victim of its own terrifying “success,” and attracted way more would-be trolls than its Ur-victim could possibly respond to."

Etymology

From lol + cow, suggesting somebody who can be "milked for laughs", similarly to the term cash cow.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

lolcows (plural)

Derived Forms

horrorcow

Phrases

cow tipping

Frequently Paired Words

cow tipping A-Log ween

Questions

What does lolcow mean?: A person whose eccentric or foolish behaviour can be exploited to amuse onlookers.
Where does lolcow come from?: From lol + cow, suggesting somebody who can be "milked for laughs", similarly to the term cash cow.

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