smol

See also: smól and smół

English

Etymology

Eye dialect of small.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

smol (comparative smoler or smoller, superlative smolest or smollest)

1. (Internet slang) Tiny and cute.
   • 2017 September 28, “Nope/Dope”, in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, page 8:

     Smol doggos with cute messy hair from the rain.

   • 2018 June 26, Jessica Lindsay, “Meet Otis-Woody, the dog gunning for the record of smallest pug in the UK”, in Metro:

     However, our penchant for smol puppers means lots more people are breeding these so-called teacup dogs.

   • 2018 October 25, Mindy Weisberger, “Ridiculously Tiny Baby Octopus Riding Ocean Trash Is So, So Smol”, in Live Science:

     A baby octopus the size of a pea was hitchhiking on a piece of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean when Hawaiian researchers spotted it and scooped up the smol, smol cephalopod.

   • 2024 June 19, Bagehot, “Britain’s Conservatives are losing as they governed. Meekly”, in The Economist‎:

     UwU Conservativism, and the end of smol government

Antonyms

• thicc
• chonky
• tol

Anagrams

• LMOs, LOMs, mols, olms

Irish

Alternative forms

• smal (Ulster)

Verb

smol (present analytic smolann, future analytic smolfaidh, verbal noun smoladh, past participle smolta)

1. to blight (cause to suffer blight)

Conjugation

conjugation of smol (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	smoladh
past participle	smolta
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	smolaim	smolann tú; smolair†	smolann sé, sí	smolaimid	smolann sibh	smolann siad; smolaid†	a smolann; a smolas	smoltar
past	smol mé; smolas	smol tú; smolais	smol sé, sí	smolamar; smol muid	smol sibh; smolabhair	smol siad; smoladar	a smol / ar smol*	smoladh
past habitual	smolainn	smoltá	smoladh sé, sí	smolaimis; smoladh muid	smoladh sibh	smolaidís; smoladh siad	a smoladh / a smoladh*	smoltaí
future	smolfaidh mé; smolfad	smolfaidh tú; smolfair†	smolfaidh sé, sí	smolfaimid; smolfaidh muid	smolfaidh sibh	smolfaidh siad; smolfaid†	a smolfaidh; a smolfas	smolfar
conditional	smolfainn	smolfá	smolfadh sé, sí	smolfaimis; smolfadh muid	smolfadh sibh	smolfaidís; smolfadh siad	a smolfadh / a smolfadh*	smolfaí
subjunctive
present	go smola mé; go smolad†	go smola tú; go smolair†	go smola sé, sí	go smolaimid; go smola muid	go smola sibh	go smola siad; go smolaid†	—	go smoltar
past	dá smolainn	dá smoltá	dá smoladh sé, sí	dá smolaimis; dá smoladh muid	dá smoladh sibh	dá smolaidís; dá smoladh siad	—	dá smoltaí
imperative
–	smolaim	smol	smoladh sé, sí	smolaimis	smolaigí; smolaidh†	smolaidís	—	smoltar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• smailte

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “smalaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1064; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “smol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Syllabification: smol

Verb

smol

1. second-person singular imperative of smolić

   Synonym: smól

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English small.

Adjective

smol

1. Small

Derived terms

• smol delait
• smol kaikai
• smol piknini
• smol ren
• smol slip
• smol sotwin
• smol ston
• smol wagbaut
• smolsmol ren
• smolsmol tok