OMG

Definition

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

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.

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!!"