Lolz

Feifei Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I’m Feifei.

Neil And I’m Neil.

Feifei And Neil - you look different. I just can’t tell what it is…

Neil Oh, you mean my hair? My pink hair?

Feifei Yes, why on earth did you do that?!

Neil Ah, you know me Feifei. I did it for the lolz!

Feifei Right. Well, it is pretty… funny.

Neil Thanks. It’s my birthday today and I thought I’d do something fun. If you do something ‘for the lolz’, it means you do it for fun.

Feifei And as Neil is demonstrating, it’s often something a bit silly or crazy. Oh, and happy birthday by the way.

Neil Younger every year. Now, lolz is a close relation of another slang term: LOL.

Feifei LOL stands for ‘laughing out loud’. We use it when texting or on social media after a joke or something funny. For example, Neil, your hair looks amazing, LOL.

Neil Why is that a joke? My hair does look great. Anyway. Lolz can be used in the same way.

Feifei Your hair looks amazing, lolz.

Neil Thanks. Or we can use it in the phrase ‘for the lolz’ as I mentioned earlier.

Feifei Shall we play some examples?

Neil Or I could play my banjo, for the lolz?

Feifei Maybe later! Listen to these examples.

Examples A: You’re putting so many chillies on your pizza?! Why? B: For the lolz. Going to be hot!

I collect teapots. Everyone tells me it’s pointless but I do it for the lolz.

I’m going to convince everyone I’m an astronaut, just for the lolz.

Feifei So - lots of lolz examples there. So, how long will your hair stay pink, Neil?

Neil It’s permanent. Unless I dye it again.

Feifei Seriously?

Neil Just kidding. Anyway, Feifei, I’ve got an idea.

Feifei Oh yeah?

Neil Why don’t you… walk through the office singing Happy Birthday to me?

Feifei But… Why?

Neil For the lolz, of course!

Feifei Of course.

Neil + Feifei Bye.