stackyFACTSTeenagers aggressively texting in the 2000s owe their entire slang vocabulary to an incredibly dusty British admiral. In 1917, Lord Fisher wrote a frantic letter to Winston Churchill complaining about naval wartime politics. He ended his rant with "O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)", creating the very first documented instance of the famous acronym.
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