Contrary to expectation, the abbreviation OMG predates the Internet. It in fact dates as far back as 1917, when it was reportedly used in a letter to Winston Churchill from a British Admiral, saying: I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis. OMG! The Admiral then subsequently explained (Oh! My! God!).

Contrary to expectation, the abbreviation OMG predates the Internet. It in fact dates as far back as 1917, when it was reportedly used in a letter to Winston Churchill from a British Admiral, saying: I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis. OMG! The Admiral then subsequently explained (Oh! My! God!).