A millennial from Huntsville, Alabama, has clapped back at claims that her generation should stop ending sentences with "lol."

Anna Gaddis, 32, who posts on TikTok under the handle @annagaddis, often shares takes on pop culture and internet trends. When she noticed a wave of posts criticizing millennials' use of "lol," she couldn't resist responding.

"I first saw it mentioned on Facebook . Then 1–2 posts on TikTok," Gaddis told Newsweek . "I giggled to myself and responded, 'no. lol.' It's so easy to write 'lol' as it has so many meanings, context to it. You can use it to show humor, sarcasm, nervous laughter, a chuckle or giggle—honestly anything. It shows lightheartedness in most cases."

In a TikTok video now topping 3.9 million views, Gaddis explained that the phrase rarely

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