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What does ijbol mean?
Used when something actually made you laugh out loud, not the autopilot 'lol' you type with a flat face. The whole point is it claims a real reaction — so people use it when something properly got them.
"Her reply to that voice note had me IJBOL on the bus."
Origin
Lurked on Urban Dictionary since 2009 but took off in 2021 through K-pop stan Twitter, then crossed to TikTok. By 2023 it was being written up as the LOL/LMAO replacement because — unlike them — it describes an actual physical reaction.
Frequently asked questions
What does IJBOL mean?
It stands for 'I Just Burst Out Laughing' — Gen Z's replacement for LOL.
How do you use IJBOL in a sentence?
You might reply 'IJBOL that caption is unreal' to something genuinely funny.
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