Monday, 9 May 2011

Original Dictionary entry of OMG uncovered in the British Library

Ohg•emme•ghi

[ow-em-gee]

- adjective

1. For one to comment on ones state of shock or disbelief.

2. An announcement publicly for a subject matter that is clearly true yet continues to deny the facts - see also 'Shaaahup'.

Use of Ohgemmeghi in a sentence:

1. "Tiffany's Pregnant by Dean's Brother, ohgemmeghi you can not be serious!"

2. "Ohgemmeghi, I just saw Tracy with her ex!"

- Often used by Atheists in reference to a Deity they claim their own, to comfort them in times of horror or loss.

- Variant of OMG

Word Origin & History
Ohgemmeghi

"For want of a better word, I was in complete Ohemghia with the poor reviews of 'Queen of Carthage' [Christopher Marlowe] c. 1594,

Mid 16th century: From old colloquial Saxon 'Ohemghia', Meaning 'To call upon a God'.
The first 'G' was added much later in the 18th century by the French to disguise their despair of English cuisine and simply to confuse the village idiots that waited tables in the local taverns. The 'A' was later dropped in the early 1900's when L. Frank Baum couldn't fit the whole word on an edge of the page. The 'A' was then added to the front of the next word that became 'Ayemaite'.