When was omg invented

Contrary to expectation, the abbreviation OMG predates the Internet. It in fact dates as far back as , when it was reportedly used in a letter to Winston Churchill from a British Admiral, saying: I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis.

The Admiral then subsequently explained Oh! OMG is one of a number of initialisms which have become popular additions to our vocabulary because of their ability to communicate thoughts rapidly when time and character space are limited. Another notable example is LOL , mainly used as an abbreviation for laughing out loud , which like OMG has now begun to pop up in spoken language and is in fact often pronounced as a word.

LOL has also taken on its own shade of meaning, suggesting that the user understands and acknowledges that something is funny, but is usually not actually laughing about it. Read last week's BuzzWord. This article was first published on 26th April Open Dictionary. Buzzword OMG interjection informal used to show surprise or excitement about something, especially in text messages, e-mails and social networking websites OMG adjective informal causing a reaction of surprise or excitement.

OMG is only used to express shock or surprise at events or facts which are more trivial relative to the grand scheme of things OMG is an abbreviation of the expression oh my God or oh my goodness or oh my gosh and in the domain of text and instant messaging, social media etc, has become a popular mechanism for expressing surprise or astonishment, e.

BuzzWords by date. BuzzWords by A—Z. RSS Feed. About BuzzWords. Share this page. About Authors Partners Options Tools. While originating as a shortening of oh my god , OMG has become so common that speakers now widely use OMG , pronouncing each letter, in everyday speech. Oh my god and OMG have also influenced arts and culture. Since Sir Mixalot, OMG has also become the target of judgment of the supposedly air-headed or lazy speech of teenagers, especially young women.

The phrase is widely used among religious and non-religious people in speech, print-based writing, and digital communication as a casual way to express a great range of emotions. I just got a job offer! Is that really how you pronounce that? Did you get all that? As mentioned earlier, the abbreviated form, OMG , is widely used in digital communication, though also in speech. Writers of OMG will often repeat letters for emphasis or effect e. That baby is so cute , or add periods e.

This is not meant to be a formal definition of oh my god like most terms we define on Dictionary. Feedback Tired of Typos? Word of the Day. Meanings Meanings. Examples Origin Usage. Slang dictionary oh my god or OMG [oh-mahy-god] What does oh my god mean? Related words: omfg oh em gee ay dios mio oh my lord.