Definder - what does the word mean?

What is for the lulz?

Phil Shuman used this term in a poorly executed last minute piece that was thrown together. It shows his complete lack of ability to perform proper investigative reporting. Many LULZ were generated from this attempt.

"LULZ is a corruption of L O L, which stands for Laugh Out Loud." --Phil Shuman, Fox News

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for the lulz - video


For the lulz - what is it?

1. A corruption of 'lol' or a purpose misspelling of 'lol'.

2. An idiotic excuse to do ANYTHING offensive or disturbing (and as such, funny) used mostly by Chantards (4chan, IIchan, etc.) Gaiafags, or any usual member of Encyclopedia Dramatica.

3. Something funny that is caused at the expensive of others.

Gaiafag: WTF?! A burning cat! Oh God, why?!
Troll: i didz it for da lulz

/b/tard: dude whyd u cum on ur sisters face and then post pics?
/b/tard(2): i did it for da lulz

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What does "for the lulz" mean?

To lulz is the act of "lulzing" which is laughing uncontrollably while you are under the influence of alcohol, drugs etc... You may lulz out of random, even when something funny does not happen. Lulzing has no limits! Lulzing also may include crying out of pure laughter, spitting out your drink/having it come out through your nose, ROFL-ing (literally) and most importantly, saying the word "lulz" out loud and/or using it in a sentence while laughing.

While smoking weed, Rory told Carlie she "wants to watch Treehouse, because she is baked out of her mind". While this is not particularly funny, Carlie proceeded to lulz and said "I am lulzing up a storm" through tears of pure joy.

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For the lulz - what does it mean?

Lulz is awesome. Lulz is way better than lol. Lulz is a synonym for Schadenfreude and means "lol derived from other's suffering".

Osama, on WTC: I did it for teh lulz!

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For the lulz - meaning

Lulz is a typographical subversion of the word "lol", meaning to Laugh Out Loud, thus emphasising the humour derived from the subject by way of making the original word sillier.
Megalulz ensue.

Citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: "Why Truman? Why the bomb? It killed thousands of innocent women and children"

President Harry Truman: "I did it for the lulz"

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For the lulz - definition

A corruption of lol.

"These hackers on steroids will do anything to get epic lulz."

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For the lulz - slang

The one answer to all "why did you..." questions. When writing, lulz MUST be in all lowercase. Also see lulz

Why did you touch that pencil? For the lulz
Why did you rape that woman? For the lulz.

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For the lulz

It's what you do things for.

Why post a giant image of 50 Hitlers?
I did it for the lulz

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For the lulz

1. A term used to justify ridiculous, pointless and occasionally gratuitous behaviour.

2. Personal justification for the life of an internet troll.

Example 1:
Guy 1: Dude, why did you senselessly murder that guy with an axe while listening to Huey Lewis and the News?

Guy 2: Ah, you know, for the lulz.

Example 2:
Guy 1: So, you were playing World of Warcraft till 4:00 in the morning just so you could follow that one guy around and annoy him?

Guy 2: Yeah.

Guy 1: ...

Guy 2: For the lulz.

Guy 1: Get help.

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For the lulz

A phrase in which /b/tards use to say they did something that was funny.

I humped a pole for the lulz.

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