ZOMG

English

Alternative forms

• zOMG

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Variant of OMG, presumably from excited users accidentally hitting the Z key while attempting to press shift or from conscious imitation of such excitement.

Interjection

ZOMG

1. (Internet slang) An emphatic form of oh my God.
   • 2007 August, Germaine Ong, "Sony Vaio VGN-UX38GN" in GameAxis Unwired:

     I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that my initial reaction to this machine went something like: ZOMG it's an overgrown Blackberry.

   • 2010, Shawn Collins, "Walking the Walk in Affiliate Marketing" in Internet Marketing from the Real Experts, page 204:

     My fellow Tweeters were supportive, bless their hearts, but I know I was getting annoying constantly tweeting stuff like: "ZOMG I JUST BURNED 1K CALORIES!!11!"

   • 2012, Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls, p. 62:

     What was he doing pursuing me? He didn't seem happy about it, like, ZOMG, I met my soul mate and now my life can begin! It was more like he was being compelled against his will.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ZOMG.

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:wow

Derived terms

• ZOMFG