OMG
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
[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 w:Order of St Michael and St George.[1][2]
Alternative forms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]OMG
- (chiefly Internet slang) An exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.; oh my God
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow
- 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?
- 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!!
- 2015, “10 Bands”, in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, performed by Drake:
- 10 Bands, 50 bands, 100 bands, fuck it, man / Let's just not even discuss it, man / OMG, niggas sleep, I ain't trippin', I'ma let 'em sleep
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.
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).
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]OMG
- (computing) Initialism of Object Management Group.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]OMG
- Alternative form of OGM
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Interjection
[edit]OMG
- OMG (abbreviation of oh mein Gott / oh, mein Gott / o mein Gott)
- 2014 October 21, Sarah, “OMG! "Reich und Schön“-Star Maitland Ward komplett nackt in durchsichtigem Kleid”, in OK! Magazin[1], archived from the original on 22 February 2016:
- Denn die Kleider gaben mehr preis, als sie verhüllten und gewährten dem Betrachter dralle Aussichten auf ihren blanken Busen und Po. OMG!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2015 April 29, Mike Glindmeier, Christian Gödecke, “Fußballgott, was sollte das?”, in Spiegel Online[2]:
- OMG! SPIEGEL? Ich sage nichts. Bitte wenden Sie sich an die Pressestelle.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2018 January 29, InTouch Redaktion, “OMG! - Diese Stars sind wirklich gleich alt!”, in InTouch[3]:
- OMG! Das diese beiden das gleiche Alter verbindet, hätte wohl keiner so wirklich vermutet!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]OMG
- Alternative form of OGM
Anagrams
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]OMG
- Alternative form of OGM
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]OMG
- (Internet, slang) Abbreviation of omogen (immature)
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