OMG en · INTJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/ (US)
- /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(Internet) An exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.; oh my God
…and then he said I was ugly, so I punched him in the face. — OMG, really?
I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)—Shower it on the Admiralty!!
1917 September 9, John A.F. Fisher, letter to Winston Churchill: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
2015, “10 Bands”, in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, performed by Drake:OMG, I just won tickets to a concert! Today is the best day ever!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oh em gee | alternative | lexicographic | |
| O.M.G. | alternative | lexicographic | |
| O-M-G | alternative | lexicographic | |
| omg | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
zOMG · ZOMG · OMG particle · ZOMFG · OMFG
Synonyms
heavens above · my · jings · good golly · zoiks · lawl · great Caesar's ghost · 'sdeath · holy crap · holy dignity · cor blimey · holy moly · I'll be a son of a bitch · eep · jeez Louise · cowabunga · I'll be dashed · heyday · Jesus H. Christ · holy crud · blimey · heavens to Betsy · blow me backwards · jeez · coo · Lord love a duck · I'll be a son of a gun · by gosh · cripes · gee · gyatt · ZOMG · gee willikers · son of a gun · by George · 'sblood · lordy · my sainted aunt · slap my ass and call me Judy · oh my Goddess · ods bodikin · oh my days · holy cow · oh my Lord · oh my goodness gracious · strike me pink · Christ on a stick · bless my soul · dear God · good heavens · geez · hallo · oh my · chihuahua · blow me tight · omigosh · Jesus Murphy · Jesus Christ · bleeding heck · yikes · jinkies · mercy sakes · ermahgerd · hello · geeminy · lawks · ohmigod · Janey Mack · mamma mia · heavens · gadsbud · omigod · jeezy-peezy · I'll be jiggered · good God · sodding hell · my God · I'll be · oh my goodness · my heavens · ay · wowzers · man alive · deary me · good gravy · you don't say · zound · great balls of fire · oh my word · I'll be dipped · Mary and Joseph · God in heaven · fucking Nora · oh my stars · my Lord · hey · oh my fuck · oh my heck · egads · oh em gee · Christ almighty · gosh · blow me · I say · holy macaroni · God Almighty · holy kamoley · holy Moses · mama mia · gramercy · hot damn · holy shit · golly · suffering centipedes · hooly dooly · bleeding Nora · OMG · oh my life · I'm blowed · my gosh · whoa · I'll be shot · leapin' lizards · rah · stone the crows · holy crickets · gaw · flaming Nora · no way · shiver my timbers · goodness me · goodness gracious · I'll be dipped in shit · shitting Nora · waow · oh my hell · blige · shart · sweet Grandma on stilts · my conscience · bless my heart · heavens to Murgatroyd · I'll be hanged · yikes bikes · holy doodle · holy fuck knuckles · shut the front door · Jerusalem crickets · peas and rice · suffering Sappho · I'll be blowed · fucking hell · holy mackerel · Lord be praised · I'll be bound · Christ on a cracker · gorblimey · holy fudge · imagine that · by God · please · slap my ass and call me Sally · by gummy · God's teeth · Christ alive · ZOMFG · holy Hannah · blow me up · criminy · lawks a-mercy · begorra · I never · jeepers creepers · jeepers · holy moley · sweet Mary · I'll be hornswoggled · Judas Priest · dear me · my sainted uncle · what · ye gods · fuark · bless us · golly gee willikers · holy magnum · I'll be a dirty bird! · Mother of God · oi · Jesus · blow my buttons · my my · holy Toledo · jumping Jesus · hold up · 'struth · by the living jingo · googly-moogly · holy hell · fancy that · zooterkins · Lord · by gum · yowzah · jeezy peeps · Jupiter · bloody Nora · by Jove · oh my God · Gordon Bennett · land sakes · Gadsbodikins · by jingo · knock me over with a feather · I'll be a monkey's uncle · gosh all hemlock · I'll be darned · holy smoke · zowie · lauks · Christ on a crutch · mirabile dictu · holy cricket · 'sheart · stone me · Christ on a raft · my goodness · holy guacamole · by all that is holy · good grief · gee whiz · holy buckets · suffering succotash · ruddy Nora · oh my gosh · gad so · mother of Pearl · egad · my giddy aunt · I'll be danged · knock me down with a feather · zoinks · by Jupiter · great Caesar · Holy Mother of God · goodness · I'll be damned · Jiminy Cricket · chuffing hell · blow me down · Christ on a bike · holy kamoly · holy ravioli · blow me pink · by golly · odsfish · O gemini · what do you know · dearie me · sheesh · sweet mother of Jesus · blow me over · crikey · holy stromboli · geshmak · byrlady · holy crap on a cracker · holy man · my word · oh · cor lummy · sacré bleu · zounds · crivvens · goodness gracious me · bloody hell · geez Louise · butter my butt and call me a biscuit · good Lord · gadzooks · fuck me · diggety · shut my mouth · cor · well · ruddy hell · Christ · praise the Lord · gracious · holy cannoli · flipping heck · I'll be buggered · adzooks · Holy Mother · good gracious · by juckies · Jesus fuck · dear Lord · wow · snakes alive · by cracky · caramba · Jeebus · hell's bells · flipping Nora · wowee · Jesum Crow · sakes alive · odzookens · golly gosh · strewth · shit fire and save matches · by thunder · get out of town · whoah · great Scott · holy fuck · jumping Jehoshaphat · Jaysus · sweet Jesus · great googly moogly · glory be · sweet mother of God · suffering Moses · by Allah