OMG
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An abbreviation of oh my God, although sometimes glossed using minced oaths to avoid offense. In its first attestation, also intended as a punning reference to the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
OMG
- (chiefly Internet slang) Oh my God as an exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.
- "OMG, I just won tickets to a concert! Today is the best day ever!"
- "...and then he said I was ugly, so I punched him in the face." — "OMG, really?"
- "...and then I found out my fish died." "OMG, I'm so sorry to hear that."
- 1917 September 9, John A.F. Fisher, letter to Winston Churchill:
- I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)—Shower it on the Admiralty!!
- (computing) Initialism of Object Management Group.
Usage notes[edit]
Due to its invocation of God, OMG may be considered offensive by some, although this can be minimized by a claim that one intends a minced oath such as oh my gosh or oh my goodness.
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:wow
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "OMG, int. (and n.) and adj." in the Oxford English Dictionary (2011), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Letter to Churchill May Contain First OMG" in the New Yorker (August 2012).
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Initialism[edit]
OMG
- Alternative form of OGM
Italian[edit]
Initialism[edit]
OMG
- Alternative form of OGM
Spanish[edit]
Initialism[edit]
OMG
- Alternative form of OGM
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
OMG
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