The abbreviation “OMG” was first recorded in a 1917 letter from Lord Fisher to Winston Churchill, jokingly referring to a new order of knights. It later became part of textspeak and has been used by law enforcement to refer to outlaw motorcycle gangs. Other common abbreviations include SOS and LOL.
The first recorded use of the abbreviation “OMG”, which stands for “oh my god”, “oh my god” or “oh my god”, comes from a letter written in 1917 by Lord Fisher to Winston Churchill. In the letter, Lord Fisher jokingly refers to a new order of knights denoted by the letters “OMG (Oh! My God!).” Many decades later, the abbreviation became part of textspeak, the common abbreviations used by people who communicate via text messages or through social media.
Learn more about common abbreviations:
Contrary to popular belief, the international distress signal SOS does not stand for “save our ship”. It’s not a shorthand for anything.
In textual language, LOL means “laugh out loud”. Healthcare professionals, however, have historically used the abbreviation to mean “little old lady.”
Law enforcement personnel have used the term OMG to refer to “outlaw motorcycle gangs”.
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