"oh worm" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oh worm.wav
Etymology: Humorous misspelling of "Oh, word?" as it appeared in an advice animal of late 2016. Spread through Tumblr as an Internet meme through early 2017. Head templates: {{en-interjection}} oh worm
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Exclamation of surprise or disbelief. Tags: Internet, humorous
    Sense id: en-oh_worm-en-intj-laApCJej
  2. (Internet slang, humorous) Yes; I understand or can relate. Tags: Internet, humorous
    Sense id: en-oh_worm-en-intj-FosxQs7o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Internet memes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Internet memes: 8 92
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