la maŭ
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Lmao = HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lol = hahahahhahahaha
Lmfao = BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA MY FUCKIN SIDES THATS THE FUNNIEST SHIT I EVER HEARD
I just spell every acronym, so "lmao" becomes "l-m-a-o".
Le Miaou, mon frère. And with a loud HON HON HON after, while I twirl my moustache.
in international pronunciation, lemao
lahmau.
The meow and the mayo
With great shame and immediate regret.
>Be at work party
>Find something a coworker said extremely funny
>Say "lmao" with a laugh
>Awkward silence
>Die a little inside
>I'm never going to socially recover from this
I’m Gen X, I don’t.
I might say “that’s pretty fucking funny” though
L M May Yo
Lmao - la mao
lol - el oh el
rofl - rawful
lmfao - la mao fao
"Mao?" You mean, "L'm-fayo," duh!
Because of an ancient joke between my friends and I before the turn on the millennium, I habitually pronounce "ROFL" as "ROLF". For starters, Rolf is a first name name here (equivalent of Ralph, I think). Secondly, previously mentioned in-joke revolves around "Rolling on lawn, farting"
Ate too many beans, now I have to go rolfing.
El Mao
and
Row-full
Lmao=La mao
Lol = lol.
Rofl/lmfao = nobody has said this in 15 years.
Don't think I've ever actually said it, but I definitely think "el-mao".
Mostly referring to how it's said in your head, though I have said it out loud in response to lame dad jokes.
lmfao = el-em-ef-ay-oh (like that one ancient party band)
I'd forgotten they ever existed, wow. A true flash in the pan.
My answer is "El'-em ay'-yo", all the letters distinct but the AO get a little blended together. Southern US vowel sounds.
Music from the before-fore.
I say "laughing my ass off"
A true purist. Respect.
This.
Lmao = l-mow
Lol = lol
Rofl = r-o-fl
ellem mAYo