Benjamin Willenbring November 2, 2021 Fact 12: Etymology of OMG Dates Back to 1917 in Letter to Winston Churchill Benjamin Willenbring November 2, 2021 OMG (+ a double !!) appears in a letter to Chuchill in 1917 OMG was first used in 1917 by British admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher in a letter to Winston Churchill –– an etymology that is recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary. SON! –– WITEF!!! “I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis — O.M.G (Oh! My God!)— Shower it on the Admiralty!!” — Admiral John Fisher, Sept. 9, 1917 Further ReadingOED Entry for OMGADMIRAL LORD FISHER TO CHURCHILL: OMG (International Churchill Society)John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (Wikipedia)