discussion Has IJBOL taken over the internet?

[truthteller]

With coverage by the New York Times and evening standard and many more news outlets, has the internet overnight sensation, IJBOL, taken over the world and become THE statement of a generation?

 

New York Times: "What Is IJBOL?"

Evening Standard: "IJBOL: What is the new LOL and why is it popular?"

Independent: "Gen-Z replaces LOL with new acronym IJBOL: What does it mean?"

Today: "Is 'IJBOL' the new 'LOL'? IDK!"

New York Post: "Gen Z cancels LOL in favor of new acronym: IJBOL"

 

Edited September 12, 2023 by truthteller

[Illuminati]

Not New York Times covering this, is it a slow news day I ijbol'ed

[ugo]

IDGAF losing the IJBOL war 

[BOOMBAYAH]

I really thought it was some random word in an African language but it just means “I just burst out laughing” 

[HRHCOLLECTION]

ijbol WILL NEVER HAPPEN

[Marco_g2]

No. 

 

Ive seen it been used 3 times now. And that includes the NYT piece and this ATRL thread. A flop word i fear 

[Freaky Prince]

Idgaf, ijbol.

[Katamari]

yes and im mad as hell

[Katamari]

13 minutes ago, BOOMBAYAH said:

I really thought it was some random word in an African language but it just means “I just burst out laughing” 

i thought it was korean at first

[Windy Day]

yes

 

[Heirloom]

People denying the new it-girl ijbol

[Chamoy]

Yes, idk lmao

 

[flower moon]

[Odette Violet]

30 minutes ago, Katamari said:

i thought it was korean at first

It does low-key sounds Korean 

[illia]

31 minutes ago, Katamari said:

i thought it was korean at first

At first I thought it was a Kpop twitter slang or something nnn

[kandicha]

I thought it was a word in another language until a few months ago, as well 

I still have to Google it everytime to remember what it means

[BODERLINE]

Not me coming in here thinking it was another viral musician from tik tok  

[glitch]

Yes she's the new it girl.

 

The one I always struggle to remember is ctfu... mainly because it looks so similar to stfu but has a very different meaning 

[est. in 90s]

They said IJBOL is the new MPG and LOL is in her flop era

[Hephaestus]

 

Yes

[venuss]

I thought it was a new Kpop group.

[Dragonfly]

sounds like an egg-based breadroll or something in Dutch  

[Janet]

Just reminds me of how this Twitter user kept using it to mean something else

[lacy]

it feels too forced to me, so i wont be using it

 

that is, unless literally everyone starts using it and it infects my friendgroup, then i'll probably end up using it bc that shi is contagious

[Melancholy]

IJBOL