ZOMG

Oh my gosh!

ZOMG is an exaggerated form of the well-known internet acronym OMG, which stands for “Oh my god”. It’s used by digital dwellers such as gamers when they’re super excited or trying to look cool. It’s also often used with a hint of sarcasm.

The creation of the term ZOMG isn’t pinpointed, but it likely appeared in the late 1990s. A group of gamers suggest that the term popped up among StarCraft enthusiasts, who used it as a quick way to say “Zerg! Oh my god!”

Another theory suggests that ZOMG was born out of a typo. Someone might have wanted to hit the Shift key to make the ‘O’ in omg uppercase but accidentally hit the ‘Z’ key instead. Regardless of its origin, ZOMG has become a popular term in online conversation.

Example for using ‘ZOMG’ in a conversation

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