"oh worm" meaning in English

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Interjection

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 Categories (topical): Internet memes
    Sense id: en-oh_worm-en-intj-FosxQs7o Disambiguation of Internet memes: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 96

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