Korean slang profile

롤

rol

A shortened name for the game League of Legends.

Expanded form: 리그오브레전드League of Legends
Other spellings: LoL, 리그 오브 레전드
Earliest source found: May 23, 2024
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
친구들과 주말에 롤을 하기로 했어.
My friends and I decided to play 롤 this weekend.

02Documented history

May 2024머니투데이 listed the game name 리그오브레전드 alongside its English abbreviation LoL and Korean spelling 롤.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘리그오브레전드’ (League of Legends). A 2024 source from 머니투데이 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

‘두 천재의 대결’이 어쩌다 도토리 키재기로…[샷집] (머니투데이)Published May 23, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026