oh em gee

See also: oh-em-gee and Oh Em Gee

English

Etymology

Phonetic spelling of the initialism OMG (“oh my God; oh my gosh”).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

oh em gee

1. (slang) An exclamation of excitement, surprise, amazement, or shock.
   • 2011, Louisa Edwards, Too Hot to Touch, St. Martin's Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 93:

     "What can I say? I'm a fan. Plus, TMZ had pictures and oh em gee, let me tell you — you haven't lived until you've seen Britney Spears in a tiara, falling down drunk and tangled in a mile of silver tulle."

   • 2011, Katie Finn, Unfriended, Point, published 2011, →ISBN, page 81:

     "Oh em gee," I said, smiling up at him, "did you just use the word sitch?"

   • 2011, Mia Tanaka, The Other Place: Book of the Siblings, Xlibris, published 2011, →ISBN, page 87:

     Kelly pressed his face up against the wall of the box again to get a better look through the portal again. "Oh em gee!" he said aloud after he did.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:oh em gee.

Alternative forms

• oh-em-gee
• Oh Em Gee

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:wow.