omg
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Omagua.
Symbol
omg
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Omagua terms
English
Phrase
omg
- (chiefly Internet, slang) Alternative form of OMG:
- 2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star[1], archived from the original on 13 March 2009:
- Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai."
- Oh my God.
- (chiefly Internet, slang) Oh my gosh.
- (chiefly Internet, slang) Oh my goodness.
- (slang, feminism) Oh my Goddess. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Usage notes
Variants include omfg (for oh my fucking god), omgz (emphatic, for oh my gods or oh my goddess), and zomg (emphatic, in the same sense of lolz).