A fork of Rural Dictionary
in real life or im retarded Larry (first used on discord as an insult to people named larry)
" got to go im going to the shops irl (in real life)" or "gotta go because irl (im retarded larry)"
I Really Laughed While the term IRL generally means "in real life" in recent years, when combined with LOL the term has grown traction as an abbreviation or shorthand text-speak for "I really laughed". As the phrase 'LOL' -- a term once used to denote actual laughter -- has become overused and utilized in instances where no actual laughter has occurred, IRL is now being used to denote real laughter so as to let the other person know they actually found it funny.
John: ...so that's when I told her I was gay. Jane: LOL, irl.
When you get brought into, or "tagged" into a conversation you don't want to be part of.
Becky: they were talking about politics and they know i'm opinionated so I was praying they didn't irl @ me, I'm so done with arguing.