ermahgerd
English
[edit]Etymology
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From a humorously altered pronunciation of oh my God. Popularized by an image macro meme in 2012, which features the text "ermahgerd, Gersberms" overlaid on a photo of a teenage girl making a silly face and holding several Goosebumps books. The girl in the photo has a visible orthodontic retainer. The pronunciation spelling is intended to mimic the speech of a wearer of this device.[1][2][3]
Interjection
[edit]ermahgerd
- (slang, humorous or sarcastic) Alternative form of oh my God.
- 2012 October 24, “Livin' A Teenage Dream”, in X-Press Magazine, number 1341, page 11:
- PLUS (please brace yourselves, fangirls) he's coming to play at the Perth Arena in a few months – ermahgerd.
- 2012 October 25, Travis Homenuk, “Let's all run for mayor”, in The Sheaf, volume 104, number 8, University of Saskatchewan, page 16:
- Here's a scary thought: I'm a Canadian citizen over 18 years of age and I have lived in Saskatoon for more than three months and in Saskatchewan for more than six months. What does this mean? I can run for mayor. Ermahgerd!
- 2013 March 3, Robert Epstein, “Being Modern: Macarons”, in The Independent:
- Is that an Alber Elbaz pink-bubblegum macaron you're eating? Ermahgerd! You are so last year.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ermahgerd.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Erkernermerst", The Economist, 29 November 2012
- ^ Nicole Cammorata, Words You Should Know 2013: The 201 Words from Science, Politics, Technology and Pop Culture That Will Change Your Life This Year, F+W Media (2013), →ISBN, page 67
- ^ Darryn King, "Ermahgerddon: The Untold Story of the Ermahgerd Girl", Vanity Fair, 15 October 2015