Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omg

/ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: omg
IPA: /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.; oh my God

name

Initialism of Object Management Group.

name

Initialism of Orkney Manifesto Group.

British usage

noun

Initialism of outlaw motorcycle gang.

phrase

Alternative form of OMG

Slang

phrase

Alternative form of OMG:

Slang

phrase

Alternative form of OMG:

Slang

phrase

Alternative form of OMG:

Slang

Example Sentences

"OMG, I just won tickets to a concert! Today is the best day ever!"
"…and then he said I was ugly, so I punched him in the face. — OMG, really?"
"I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)—Shower it on the Admiralty!!"
"10 Bands, 50 bands, 100 bands, fuck it, man / Let's just not even discuss it, man / OMG, niggas sleep, I ain't trippin', I'ma let 'em sleep"
"Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai.""

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 Order of St Michael and St George.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/
British English: /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

O.M.G. (alternative) O-M-G (alternative) oh em gee (alternative) OMGs (plural)

Derived Forms

OMFG zOMG ZOMFG

Phrases

OMG particle

Synonyms

adzooks ay caramba mirabile dictu chihuahua begorra bleeding heck bleeding Nora bless my heart bless my soul bless us blige

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

How do you pronounce omg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/.
What does omg mean?: An exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.; oh my God
Where does omg come from?: 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 Order of St Michael and St George.

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