Internet acronym standing for Rolling On The Floor Laughing — a more emphatic cousin to the ubiquitous LOL.
Internet acronym standing for Rolling On The Floor Laughing — a more emphatic cousin to the ubiquitous LOL. ROTFL (sometimes written ROFL) signals that something is so genuinely funny it has supposedly knocked you off your chair and onto the carpet. Born in early chatrooms and text messaging, it became a staple of late-90s and 2000s online communication. Though somewhat dated now that reaction GIFs and emojis dominate, it still surfaces in nostalgic or ironic contexts.
I sent him the meme and he just replied 'ROTFL, I can't breathe' — classic.
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Rolling On Floor Laughing. Used to indicate stronger amusement than "lol." More dated than "lol" — primarily used ironically now.
(Internet slang, text messaging, mildly, vulgar) Used to express great amusement.
(internet slang, text messaging) That made me laugh.
; to experience great amusement at something.
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(Internet slang, text messaging, dated) ; .
"ROTFL" means: ; .. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"ROTFL" means: ; .. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (dated) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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