Meaning
A texting and social-media abbreviation for 'dead wid laugh' — the Jamaican equivalent of 'LOL' or 'dying laughing'. Typing 'dwl' says that something is so funny you are dying of laughter, and it is a staple of Jamaican chat, comment threads, and messaging, the local answer to the whole family of online laughter tags. Built straight from the everyday expression 'dead wid laugh', it shows how naturally Patois has moved onto the phone screen, carrying its own flavour into the shorthand of digital talk.
Examples
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Di meme too funny, dwl!
The meme is too funny, dying of laughter!
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dwl him always a mek joke.
(dying laughing) he's always joking.
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She send back three dwl.
She sent back three 'dwl's.
Origin
An initialism of 'dead wid laugh' (dying of laughter); the Jamaican counterpart of 'LOL'. See [[dead-wid-laugh]].
How it’s used
Texting shorthand for 'dying of laughter', like 'LOL'. See [[dead-wid-laugh]]. Compare 'kmt'.