ermahgerd

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A form of oh my god — Said in supplication to God.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. InternetalternativeespeciallyhumoroussarcasticslangAlternative form of oh my God.

    Is that an Alber Elbaz pink-bubblegum macaron you're eating? Ermahgerd! You are so last year.

    2013 March 3, Robert Epstein, “Being Modern: Macarons”, in The Independent
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    PLUS (please brace yourselves, fangirls) he's coming to play at the Perth Arena in a few months – ermahgerd.

    2012 October 24, “Livin' A Teenage Dream”, in X-Press Magazine, number 1341, page 11

    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!

    2012 October 25, Travis Homenuk, “Let's all run for mayor”, in The Sheaf, volume 104, number 8, University of Saskatchewan, page 16

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wow

Origin

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.

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APA

ermahgerd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ermahgerd

MLA

“ermahgerd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ermahgerd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ermahgerd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ermahgerd.

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