Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phrases like A/S/L and TTYL may have bit the dust post-chatroom era. But there’s one term from the early days of the Internet that ...

Phrases like A/S/L and TTYL may have bit the dust post-chatroom era. But there’s one term from the early days of the Internet that continues on as a major part of our lexicon: LOL. It’s an acronym, a ...

Meanwhile, we can find the first documented use of LOL in FidoNews, a newsletter still in print today. A May 1989 edition features pre-emoji icons to convey a wide range of emotions along with several ...