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Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɒ(b)vz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɑ(b)vz/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of obviously + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare blates (“blatantly”), totes (“totally”).

Meanings

1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of obviously.
   alt of obviously
   • 2017 Jailbreak, The Emoji Movie, 35min Ding ding ding ding, you got it! We're in Candy Crush, obvs. I know a shortcut to Just Dance, which is right next to Dropbox where we can get uploaded to the cloud.
   • Logan and Zoë had my number, obvs. But for once I wasn't sure that I wanted them to. 2008, Micol Ostow, Popular Vote:
   • The pictures in this particularly special collection show Ms H in a pink rubber catsuit (obvs) astride a motorbike 2010 December 20, 3am, “Paris never looks happier than when she’s got something between her legs”, in 3am:
   • Like those blockbusters-with-sophisticated-allegorical-aspirations, District 9's greatest asset (beyond excellent visual effects, obvs) is its fascinating setting 2009 August 14, Benjamin Sutton, Henry Stewart, “What's That in the Sky? Is it a Spaceship? No, it's a Metaphor!”, in The L Magazine, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2011:

Forms

Synonyms

obvi

Translations (7)

de Klaro! (Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)) · de Ja, freilich! (Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)) · de wohl (obviously) · de freilich (obviously) · de Logo! (Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)) · de klar (obviously) · de auf der Hand liegend (obviously)