obvs
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of obviously + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare blates (“blatantly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒ(b)vz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑ(b)vz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒbvz
Adverb
[edit]obvs (comparative more obvs, superlative most obvs)
- (slang, text messaging, Internet slang) Clipping of obviously.
- Synonym: obvi
- 2008, Micol Ostow, Popular Vote:
- Logan and Zoë had my number, obvs. But for once I wasn't sure that I wanted them to.
- 2009 August 14, Benjamin Sutton, Henry Stewart, “What's That in the Sky? Is it a Spaceship? No, it's a Metaphor!”, in The L Magazine[1], archived from the original on 21 July 2011:
- Like those blockbusters-with-sophisticated-allegorical-aspirations, District 9's greatest asset (beyond excellent visual effects, obvs) is its fascinating setting
- 2010 December 20, 3am, “Paris never looks happier than when she’s got something between her legs”, in 3am[2]:
- The pictures in this particularly special collection show Ms H in a pink rubber catsuit (obvs) astride a motorbike
- 2017 Jailbreak, The Emoji Movie, 35min
- Ding ding ding ding, you got it! We're in Candy Crush, obvs. I know a shortcut to Just Dance, which is right next to Dropbox where we can get uploaded to the cloud.
Translations
[edit]Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)
Anagrams
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- English clippings
- English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic)
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɒbvz
- Rhymes:English/ɒbvz/1 syllable
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