Meanings
- USeuphemistichumorousAn exclamation of surprise, excitement or astonishment: oh my God!
Shannon Gardner soon took the stage for her valedictorian speech after an introduction that described her as having a positive attitude which shone through in her speech. “Oh my lanta, we made it y’all,” Gardner started her speech, leaving the audience laughing.
2019 May 27, Brittney Melton, “Southview graduates dared to take on future challenges”, in Statesville Record & LandmarkSynonyms: adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck, bleeding Nora
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn exclamation of surprise, excitement or astonishment: oh my God!
Origin
A play on Mylanta, a brand of over-the-counter drugs for digestive problems.
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oh my lanta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oh%20my%20lanta
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