IJBOL
Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Gen Z Slang
| Stands for | I just burst out laughing |
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| Categories | Texting & Internet Slang |
IJBOL stands for I just burst out laughing, a Gen Z slang abbreviation.
Expresses genuine, sudden laughter at something very funny. It is meant to sound more sincere than LOL or LMAO, which many now use without laughing at all.
Example: Ijbol at the cat falling off the windowsill in slow motion.
Usage notes
Recorded online as early as 2009, it was revived by K-pop fans on Twitter in the early 2020s and went mainstream with Gen Z by 2022 and 2023, despite a common belief that it is a Korean word. It reflects a long pattern in which laughter abbreviations weaken over time and new ones replace them. Informal and unknown to many older readers.