OMG

Digital gasp abbreviation

OMG is an abbreviation for “Oh My God” or “Oh My Gosh” and is used frequently in email, chat rooms, texting, and tweets as a shorthand way of expressing shock, outrage, or disbelief.

It can be pronounced either in expanded form, or as the three letters o-m-g.

slang

LOL

Internet amusement abbreviation

  • LMAOTexted extreme amusement
  • WTFStunned reaction initialism
  • SMHTexted expression of disapproval

BRB · IRL · NSFW · ICYMI · FOMO · dead · slay · iconic · literally · basic

excitement

thrill

Surge of intense excitement

exhilaration · squealing · fangirling · hype · freakout · buzzing · gushing · frenzy · rapture · screaming

shock

disbelief

Rejection of truth claims

aghast · dismay · traumatized · alarmed · shell-shocked · overwhelmed · rattled · disturbed · unsettled · gasping

dramatic

extra

Additional, beyond necessary

exaggerated · hyperbole · flair · intense · expressive · animated · scandalized · histrionic · sensational · shook

realization

epiphany

Sudden profound insight

lightbulb · dawning · clarity · suddenly · realization

Categories
Opposites
emotional intensity

OMGmeh

Indifference, vocalized

whatever · okay · ho-hum · calm down · shrug

register/formality

OMGI see

Acknowledgment of understanding

indeed · duly noted · understood · very well · good heavens

engagement/interest

OMGmeh

Indifference, vocalized

whatever · next · couldn't care less · who cares · so what

Family

oh my gosh, oh my god

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G