Meanings
obvs1
comparative more obvs · superlative most obvs
- InternetabbreviationclippingslangClipping of obviously.
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.
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Logan and Zoë had my number, obvs. But for once I wasn't sure that I wanted them to.
2008, Micol Ostow, Popular VoteLike those blockbusters-with-sophisticated-allegorical-aspirations, District 9's greatest asset (beyond excellent visual effects, obvs) is its fascinating setting
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, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2011The pictures in this particularly special collection show Ms H in a pink rubber catsuit (obvs) astride a motorbike
2010 December 20, 3am, “Paris never looks happier than when she’s got something between her legs”, in 3amSynonyms: obvi
OBVs2
- pluralplural of OBV
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Clipping of obviously + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare blates (“blatantly”), totes (“totally”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German klar, wohl
- klarobviously
- wohlobviously
- freilichobviously
- auf der Hand liegendobviously
- Klaro!Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)
- Logo!Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)
- Ja, freilich!Obviously! Sure! Sweet! (informal interjection)
Cite this entry
obvs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obvs
“obvs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obvs. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obvs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obvs.
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