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ermahgerd en · INTJ

Etymology

From a humorously altered pronunciation of oh my God. Popularized by an image macro meme in 2012, which features the text "ermahgerd, Gersberms" overlaid on a photo of a teenage girl making a silly face and holding several Goosebumps books. The girl in the photo has a visible orthodontic retainer. The pronunciation spelling is intended to mimic the speech of a wearer of this device.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, alt-of, alternative, especially, humorous, sarcastic, slang) Alternative form of oh my God.
    alt of oh my God
    • Is that an Alber Elbaz pink-bubblegum macaron you're eating? Ermahgerd! You are so last year. 2013 March 3, Robert Epstein, “Being Modern: Macarons”, in The Independent:
    • PLUS (please brace yourselves, fangirls) he's coming to play at the Perth Arena in a few months – ermahgerd. 2012 October 24, “Livin' A Teenage Dream”, in X-Press Magazine, number 1341, page 11:
    • Here's a scary thought: I'm a Canadian citizen over 18 years of age and I have lived in Saskatoon for more than three months and in Saskatchewan for more than six months. What does this mean? I can run for mayor. Ermahgerd! 2012 October 25, Travis Homenuk, “Let's all run for mayor”, in The Sheaf, volume 104, number 8, University of Saskatchewan, page 16:

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