# OMG

Pronunciation: say "oh-em-JEE" US /ˌoʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/, UK /ˌəʊ.ɛmˈd͡ʒiː/

## Interjection

1. An exclamation expressing excitement, surprise, or shock; short for "oh my God."
   - Simple: A way to show strong surprise, shock, or excitement.
   - _OMG, I can't believe they actually won the championship!_
   - _When the lights suddenly went out, all I could blurt was OMG._

## Proper noun

2. Initialism of Object Management Group. — Initialism of Object Management Group.
   - Simple: Short form of Object Management Group. It names a group that makes rules for computer software.
   - _OMG published a new version of its modeling specification this year._
   - _Several vendors sent representatives to the OMG meeting in Boston._

## Origin

An abbreviation of "oh my God," sometimes glossed with milder minced oaths to avoid causing offense. In its first recorded use, it was also a pun on the Order of St Michael and St George.

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