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Slang Words Starting with O
Below is a complete list of Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang words beginning with O that are used or popularized to help people understand the way the younger generations communicate. These slang words are constantly evolving and being updated, and their meanings may change as the way young people communicate changes.
| Slang Word | Definition | Examples | Variations | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OMG | Oh My God. OMG is used to express surprise, excitement, or disbelief. | OMG, did you see what happened?OMG, I can't believe you're here!OMG, that's exactly what I wanted, thank you! | ||
OML | Oh My Lord. OML is used to express surprise, excitement, or disbelief. | OML, this is harder than I thought.OML, finally done with this project!OML, that was close, nearly missed the bus! | ||
OMW | On My Way. OMW is used to inform someone that you are en route to a location. | OMW, should be there in 20 minutes.Just finished up here, omw now.OMW to the party, saved you some cake. | ||
ONG | On God, meaning honestly or truthfully. ONG is used to emphasize the truthfulness or sincerity of a statement. | He actually did it, ong.Ong, she's the best singer out of all of us.Ong, this is the best day ever! | ||
OTP | One True Pairing. OTP is used in fandom communities to describe a romantic pairing that is seen as perfect. | They are my OTP, hope they end up together in the show.Just read a fanfic about my OTP, it was perfect.Who's your OTP in this series? | ||
On fleek | Perfectly executed or looking good. On fleek is often used to describe something that is perfectly executed or looks amazing. | Your eyebrows are on fleek today!Everything on her is always on fleek.Got my outfit on fleek for the interview. | ||
On point | Perfect or flawless. On point is often used to describe something that is precisely correct or perfectly styled. | Your presentation was on point, well done!The flavors in this dish are on point.He's always on point with his facts, can't argue with him. | ||
Only in Ohio | Highlighting bizarre or unique occurrences. Only in Ohio is often used to describe odd or unique events, suggesting they could only happen in Ohio. | A deer walked right through downtown, only in Ohio!Snow in April, only in Ohio, right?They have the weirdest laws, only in Ohio. | ||
Opps | Rivals, enemies, or competitors. Opps is often used in the context of gang culture or urban communities. | Watch out, opps in the area.He's been dealing with opps all week, stressful.Keep the plans from the opps, don't trust them. | ||
Owned | Used to refer to defeat in a video game, or domination of an opposition. Also less commonly used to describe defeat in sports.. | "Get owned noob!" | Get owned, own3d, 0wn3d, pwned, pwnt, POWER OWNED, pooned | Originated in the 1990s as a terms used to describe hackers gaining administrative control over another person's computer. |
Ohio | Slang meaning for strange, weird, cringe, and dumb.. | "What you are doing is so Ohio." | from Ohio (e.g., "that guy is acting so from Ohio.") | Originally referred to the U.S. State of Ohio. It gained widespread popularity in 2020 as a meme that humorously labelled Ohio as a weird place where only bizarre and random things happened. |
OK Boomer | Pejorative directed toward members of the "Baby Boomer" generation, used to dismiss or mock attitudes typically associated with baby boomers as out of date.. | "You think climate change doesn't exist? OK Boomer." | Okay Boomer | First recorded use dates back to January 29, 2009, comment on Reddit and appeared in 4chan in 2015. Gained widespread popularity in response to a 2019 rant by an unidentified man on TikTok, where he criticized younger generations. |
Oomf | One of My Followers.. | "OOMF liked that post.""Me and my oomfies all follow her." | Oomfie | Abbreviation |
Oof | Used to express discomfort, surprise, dismay, or sympathy for someone else's pain.. | "I oofed that math test.""Oof! I can't believe he survived that fall." | To oof, oofed | The sound "oof" has been used when a player dies in video games since the early 2000s. It gained popularity from Roblox when characters would make the sound when dying or respawning. |
Opp | Short for opposition or enemies; describes an individual's opponents. A secondary, older definition has the term be short for "other peoples' pussy.". | "I have to be careful, my opps are over there." | Opps, Op, Oppa | Originated from street and gang culture. Dexerto claims that the primary definition stems from the secondary one, which was derived from a 1991 Naughty by Nature song titled "O.P.P." The initialism was derived from the acronym "OPM," which was used in the neighborhood the group grew up in and stood for "other people's money." An example of the term being used in popular culture is also in the Gangsta Rap scene, with YBN Nahmir and his song "Opp Stoppa". Dictionary.com implies that the origins for the two meanings had little to do with each other. |
Out of pocket | To be crazy, wild, or extreme, sometimes to an extent which is considered too far.. | "That comment was out of pocket." | Outta pocket | Thought to originate in African-American vernacular in the 1940s as a piece of jargon related to playing pool. Being "out of pocket" was not desirable, because a shot that goes out of the pocket means that the offending player loses their next turn. |