Gen Z has cancelled the fan favorite acronym LOL. Instead, the slang savvy generation has coined a more complicated term in lieu of "laugh out loud": IJBOL, or, for the uninitiated, "I just burst ...

This new acronym is replacing LOL and ROFL on social media. Share full article Gen Z-ers are increasingly using IJBOL (pronounced “eej-bowl”), which stands for “I just burst out laughing.” ...

So long, LOL. There's a new slang term taking the internet by storm. Find out IJBOL's meaning—and how to use the term the right way.

Slang term "LOL" (laughing out loud) has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, but what does the rise of the acronym tell us about internet language?