Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ermahgerd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: er-mahgerd
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of oh my God.

Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"PLUS (please brace yourselves, fangirls) he's coming to play at the Perth Arena in a few months – ermahgerd."
"Here's a scary thought: I'm a Canadian citizen over 18 years of age and I have lived in Saskatoon for more than three months and in Saskatchewan for more than six months. What does this mean? I can run for mayor. Ermahgerd!"
"Is that an Alber Elbaz pink-bubblegum macaron you're eating? Ermahgerd! You are so last year."

Etymology

From a humorously altered pronunciation of oh my God. Popularized by an image macro meme in 2012, which features the text "ermahgerd, Gersberms" overlaid on a photo of a teenage girl making a silly face and holding several Goosebumps books. The girl in the photo has a visible orthodontic retainer. The pronunciation spelling is intended to mimic the speech of a wearer of this device.

Usage

Questions

What does ermahgerd mean?: Alternative form of oh my God.
Where does ermahgerd come from?: From a humorously altered pronunciation of oh my God. Popularized by an image macro meme in 2012, which features the text "ermahgerd, Gersberms" overlaid on a photo of a teenage girl making a silly face and holding several Goosebumps books. The girl in the photo has a visible orthodontic retainer. The pronunciation spelling is intended to mimic the speech of a wearer of this device.

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