obvs

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UK/ɒ(b)vz/US/ɑ(b)vz/

A form of obv

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Scrabble 9

Meanings

obvs1

adverbobvs (comparative more obvs, superlative most obvs)

comparative more obvs · superlative most obvs

  1. 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 Vote

    Like 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 2011

    The 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 3am

    Synonyms: obvi

OBVs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of OBV

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Clipping of obviously + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare blates (“blatantly”), totes (“totally”).

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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)
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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