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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

LMAO

/ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/

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What does LMAO mean?

particle

  1. Neutralises the tone of a message; denotes that a message is light-hearted or casual.
More meanings (3)

phrase

  1. (vulgar) Alternative letter-case form of LMAO.

interjection

  1. (vulgar) Initialism of laughing my ass/arse off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated.

verb

  1. (vulgar) To laugh one's ass off.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛlˌɛmˌeɪˈoʊ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ləˈmaʊ//l̩ˈmaʊ//ˈɛlˌmaʊ//ləˈmeɪ.oʊ/

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