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    • oh my god Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
      • In 1917, OMG, short for oh my god, first appeared in print—in a letter to Winston Churchill—that’s right. The abbreviation was perhaps anticipated by migod and ohmigod in the 19th century, meant to imitate the colloquial pronunciation of the exclamation.
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      oh my god Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com

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  3. www.dictionary.com › e › slangoh my god Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com

    May 16, 2018 · The phrase oh my god has a long history, with record of the oath my god dated to at least 1340. It’s possible that oh my god is a variation on both my god and oh god, both of which have historically been used to express emotions like dismay, astonishment, and frustration.

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  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › oh_my_Godoh my God - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    In different contexts the offensiveness of this phrase can vary from blasphemous to mild, with a greater degree of variety than comparable phrases due to its invocation of deity. Common euphemisms are oh my gosh, omigosh, and oh my goodness. Likely to be offensive to devout Muslims, Christians, and Jews due to invoking God's name in a secular way.

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    ohmigod; ohmygod; omigod; oh my god; oh, my God; O my God; migod
    OMG, ermahgerd (Internet slang)

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    my God
    oh my Allah
    oh my Lord
    Thesaurus:wow

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    oh my gods
    oh my Goddess
    Oh-My-God particle

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    → Mandarin: 喔麥尬／喔麦尬 (ōmàigà), 歐買尬／欧买尬
    → Japanese: オーマイガー (ōmaigā), オマイガッ (omaiga') (slang)

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  5. www.crosswalk.com › faith › spiritual-lifeIs Saying Oh My God (OMG) Cursing or Blasphemy? - Crosswalk

    Nov 5, 2020 · There is absolutely no comparison. But when you use the phrase "Oh My God," I believe it is a form of blasphemy—because you are not giving God the honor his name is due.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › oh-my-god(oh my) God! | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (oh my) God! definition: 1. used to emphasize how surprised, angry, shocked, etc. you are: 2. used to emphasize how…. Learn more.

  7. englishstudyonline.org › oh-my-meaningOh My Meaning: The Surprising Origins Behind This Common Phrase

    Oct 3, 2023 · The origin of the phrase “oh my” is unclear, but it is believed to have originated in the early 1700s as a shortened version of “oh my god” or “oh my lord.” While these expressions began as sincere religious invocations, they later spread as general interjections of strong emotion.

  8. wordhistories.net › 2016/06/27 › omgThe exclamation ‘OMG’ was coined in 1917. – word histories

    Jun 27, 2016 · The exclamation OMG expresses astonishment, excitement, embarrassment, etc. It is from the initial letters of oh my God (the final element may sometimes represent gosh or goodness). This initialism is older than the Internet or even the Usenet (an early computer network established in 1980), since it is first found in a letter that the…

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oh_My_GodOh My God - Wikipedia

    a common phrase frequently abbreviated as "OMG", often used in SMS messages and Internet communication, and sometimes euphemised as "Oh my Goodness" or "Oh my Gosh". The first attested use of the abbreviation O.M.G. was in a letter from John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher to Winston Churchill in 1917.