What Is the Meaning of OMEGALUL on Twitch?

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Learn the meaning & origins of this popular Twitch emote

Co-authored by Devin McSween Reviewed by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones

Last Updated: November 22, 2024 Fact Checked

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Meaning

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What is OMEGALUL?

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How to Use OMEGALUL

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Origins

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Why is it popular?

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Adding OMEGALUL to Twitch

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Other Popular Emotes

If you’re a regular Twitch viewer, you might be wondering what the bizarre-looking OMEGALUL emote means in the chat. No, this emote isn’t a gaping hole—it’s actually a distorted image of video game critic John Bain (aka TotalBiscuit) laughing and is used to express extreme, hearty laughter. In this article, we’ll explain what OMEGALUL means, what it depicts, where it comes from, and how to use it on Twitch. Read on to learn more!

OMEGALUL Meaning

OMEGALUL is a Twitch emote that represents intense laughter. You use it to say that something is really funny or to poke fun at the Twitch streamer you’re watching. The emote is an edited image of John Bain (TotalBiscuit) laughing and was popularized by the Twitch streamer Forsen.

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What does OMEGALUL mean?

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OMEGALUL is a Twitch emote that expresses extreme laughter. Typing OMEGALUL in a Twitch chat is a popular way to show that you find something super funny—it’s similar to saying “ROFL” or “LMAO.” You might use it genuinely to laugh with the chat or a Twitch streamer you’re watching, or teasingly to laugh at a streamer for doing something embarrassing.^{[1]
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- For instance, you might mockingly send the OMEGALUL emote in the chat when a Twitch streamer misses something obvious while they’re playing a game.
- Or, you might send the OMEGALUL emote to laugh along with something funny they said.

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What is the OMEGALUL emote?

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OMEGALUL is a distorted image of the TotalBiscuit LUL emote. John Bain, who was better known as TotalBiscuit on YouTube and Twitch, was a popular video game critic. In 2013, fans turned an image of him laughing into the popular emote LUL. Later, in 2016, the user DourGent distorted the image of Bain laughing and uploaded it to the Twitch emote website FrankerFaceZ.^{[2]
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- The OMEGALUL emote expresses more intense laughter than the LUL emote.
- The first LUL emote was banned from Twitch because the photo of Bain received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown. However, a Reddit user found a similar image replacement. In 2017, Twitch made the LUL emote an official emote on the site.

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How to Use OMEGALUL

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Use the emote on Twitch to laugh at funny or ridiculous situations. Simply type “:OMEGALUL:” to send the emote in a Twitch chat. For instance, send the emote when a Twitch streamer makes a really funny comment or does something hilarious in the game they’re playing. Or, use OMEGALUL to tease them about their skills or call out something ridiculous they said.
- “:OMEGALUL: I can’t stop laughing!! ”
- “I can’t believe you missed that jump, how embarrassing! :OMEGALUL:”
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Type “OMEGALUL” to say something is super funny on social media. While the OMEGALUL emote is only available on Twitch, lots of people comment “OMEGALUL” on YouTube, Discord, and Facebook because the emote is so popular. You use it similarly to the emote to show that you’re laughing hard about something—whether that laughter is joyful or teasing.
- “OMEGALUL! I swear you’re the funniest guy on YouTube!”
- “Just thought I’d let you know that you were wearing 2 different colored socks all day at school. OMEGALUL”

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Where did OMEGALUL come from?

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OMEGALUL was popularized by Twitch streamer Forsen. The OMEGALUL emote rose to popularity when Forsen’s chat started a LUL emote war and OMEGALUL won as the best LUL variation. Forsen’s viewers started spamming OMEGALUL in other Twitch streamer’s chats until the emote caught on among other users.^{[3]
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- Some other LUL variations include MEGALUL, GIGALUL, and HYPERLUL.

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Why is OMEGALUL popular?

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Twitch users love to spam OMEGALUL in Twitch chats due to its bizarre image and comical meaning. The emote also keeps John Bain/TotalBiscuit’s legacy alive, as the commentator sadly passed away in 2018.

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How to Add OMEGALUL to Twitch

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Download the BetterTTV or FrankerFaceZ Twitch extensions. The OMEGALUL emote is not currently available as part of Twitch’s global emotes. However, you can add it to Twitch chats by downloading either the BetterTTV or FrankerFaceZ emote extension for your web browser:
- Go to BetterTTV or FrankerFaceZ’s website.
- Select your browser and click “Download.”
- Go back to BetterTTV or FrankerFaceZ and log in to the site.
  - On BetterTTV, click “Login.”
  - On FrankerFaceZ, click “Connect with Twitch.”
- Allow the site to access Twitch.

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Other Popular Twitch Emotes

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There are lots of other popular emotes to use on Twitch. Try out these other emotes to express different emotions while chatting on Twitch:
- LUL: This emote depicts TotalBiscuit (John Bain) laughing and expresses laughter and humor (similar to “LOL").
- LULW: This emote is an edited version of the LUL emote that’s yellow and has laughing emoji tears under TotalBiscuit’s face. It expresses joy and hearty laughter.
- Poggers: This emote features Pepe the Frog looking surprised and expresses shock or excitement.
- Sadge: This emote depicts Pepe the Frog looking unhappy and expresses sadness or disappointment.
- MonkaS: This emote features Pepe the Frog with sweat on his forehead and expresses anxiety and awkwardness.
- MonkaW: This emote is a close-up of Pepe the Frog looking tense and expresses nervousness or stress.
- KEKW: This emote is a close-up image of comedian Juan Joya Borja laughing. It represents intense laughter.