OhmyGodとは 意味・読み方・使い方

間投詞

oh my God

1. Said in supplication to God.
2. (potentially offensive, usually negative connotation) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.
   • 2001, “We Right Here”, in Earl Simmons (lyrics), The Great Depression, Ruff Ryders Entertainment:

     Creep niggas like a seal
     Tote the steel
     Stick a nigga, make him squeal
     "Oh, my God!"
     Those can't be the last words of ya man
     Damn, ya man was so hard

   • 2007 September 28, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 6:

     Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA.
     Moss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA!
     Jen: It means "personal assistant".
     Moss: Thank you. Right, OK.

使用する際の注意点

• Usage as an expletive is offensive to devout Christians and Jews, for uttering God's name in vain.
• In different contexts the offensiveness of this phrase can vary from mild to blasphemous, 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.

別の表記

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

同意語

• my God
• oh my Allah
• oh my Lord
• oh my days
• oh my life
• oh my word
• Thesaurus:wow

関連する語

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

派生した語

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

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