OMG

See also: O.M.G., O. M. G., and omg

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

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 St Michael and St George.^[1]^[2]

Alternative forms

omg, O.M.G., O-M-G, oh em gee

Interjection

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

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

References

^ "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

Proper noun

OMG

(computing) Initialism of Object Management Group.

Anagrams

GMO, gom, mog

French

Noun

OMG

Alternative form of OGM

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English OMG.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Interjection

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

Italian

Noun

OMG

Alternative form of OGM

Anagrams

OGM

Spanish

Noun

OMG

Alternative form of OGM

Swedish

Adjective

OMG

(Internet, slang) Abbreviation of omogen (immature)

[1] "OMG, int. (and n.) and adj." in the Oxford English Dictionary (2011), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[2] "Letter to Churchill May Contain First OMG" in the New Yorker (August 2012).

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