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What is the origin of ZOMG?
What ever does ZOMG mean? And where did it come from?
asked May 19, 2011 at 20:25
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It means the same thing as "OMG" -- that is, "Oh my God". Now it's often used to indicate a sarcastic or ironic usage of "omg".
Some suggest that it originated as a misspelling when users accidentally hit Z instead of Shift when typing "OMG", and the use of "ZOMG" became a way to mock Internet "newbies". On the other hand, many common Internet acronyms are evolve into ridiculous forms that are used sarcastically; for example, the simple "LOL" has turned into "lulz" and even "lollerskates", and "ROFL" has also manifested as "roflcopter".
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A youth of my aquaintance refers to a decisive victory as "roflstomping".– PSUCommented May 19, 2011 at 21:05
I always thought it invoked Zeus. As in Zounds!
Have internet acronyms such as these come to be accepted as part of the English Language? Sigh.
answered May 19, 2011 at 20:50
