"IMHO" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} IMHO
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my humble opinion. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: in my humble opinion Synonyms: in my opinion, in my honest opinion, in my humble opinion, IMAO, IMHO, IMNSHO, IMNAAHO, IMO Translations (in my humble opinion): DMSN (Czech), àmha (French), mbMn (German), mMn (German), szvsz (Hungarian), EMHO (Portuguese), NMHO (Portuguese), по моему скромному мнению (po mojemu skromnomu mneniju) (Russian), имхо (imxo) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-IMHO-en-phrase-iaGOyxbo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English hedges: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'in my humble opinion': 65 35
  2. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my honest opinion. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: in my honest opinion
    Sense id: en-IMHO-en-phrase-3-Q3u33H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: IMNAAHO, IMNSHO Related terms: IMO, JMHO
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