om Gとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

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.

別の表記

• omg, O.M.G., O-M-G, oh em gee

間投詞

OMG

1. (chiefly Internet slang) An exclamation of excitement, surprise, shock etc.; oh my God

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow

   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?

   • 1917 September 9, John A.F. Fisher, letter to Winston Churchill:

     I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis—O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)—Shower it on the Admiralty!!

   • 2015, “10 Bands”, in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, performed by Drake:

     10 Bands, 50 bands, 100 bands, fuck it, man / Let's just not even discuss it, man / OMG, niggas sleep, I ain't trippin', I'ma let 'em sleep

使用する際の注意点

Due to its invocation of God, OMG may be considered offensive by some, although this can be minimized by a claim that one intends a minced oath such as oh my gosh or oh my goodness.

派生語

• OMG particle
• OMFG
• zOMG, ZOMG, ZOMFG

参照

語源 2

固有名詞

OMG

1. (computing) Initialism of Object Management Group.

アナグラム

• GMO, gom, mog