"OMG" meaning in English

See OMG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/ [UK], /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/ [US] Audio: En-au-OMG.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iː 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 w:Order of St Michael and St George. Etymology templates: {{m|en|oh my God}} oh my God Head templates: {{en-interjection}} OMG
  1. (chiefly Internet slang) An exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.; oh my God Tags: Internet Synonyms: wow, omg, O.M.G., O-M-G, oh em gee Derived forms: OMG particle, OMFG, zOMG, ZOMG, ZOMFG
    Sense id: en-OMG-en-intj-jKhOpgfh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/ [UK], /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/ [US] Audio: En-au-OMG.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} OMG
  1. (computing) Initialism of Object Management Group. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Object Management Group Categories (topical): Computing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for OMG meaning in English (3.5kB)

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