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omigod

British  
/ ˌəʊmaɪˈɡɒd /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, dismay, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of omigod

C20: from Oh, my God

Example Sentences

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“He was kind of a grumpy snake, and everybody was going, ‘Omigod, omigod, it's a water moccasin, kill it!’” she recollects.

From Scientific American Sep. 18, 2022

“I was like, puking, painting it. I was like, omigod, how cliché! So I smeared her away and in smearing her away, I started to let the child smear her away.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2019

The game plan for the Bears' offense should’ve been simple, especially after quarterback Jay Cutler started heaving the ball all over the yard -- high, wide, and omigod.

From Chicago Tribune Dec. 24, 2012

But omigod was I like totally blown away.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2010

V.I.P., for instance, is already translated into 10 languages, all of which, somehow, are able to provide an approximation of "omigod."

From Time Magazine Archive

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