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English

Etymology

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

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obvs (comparative more obvs, superlative most obvs)

  1. (slang, text messaging, Internet slang) Clipping of obviously.
    Synonym: obvi
    • 2008, Micol Ostow, Popular Vote:
      Logan and Zoë had my number, obvs. But for once I wasn't sure that I wanted them to.
    • 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 July 2011:
      Like those blockbusters-with-sophisticated-allegorical-aspirations, District 9's greatest asset (beyond excellent visual effects, obvs) is its fascinating setting
    • 2010 December 20, 3am, “Paris never looks happier than when she’s got something between her legs”, in 3am‎:
      The pictures in this particularly special collection show Ms H in a pink rubber catsuit (obvs) astride a motorbike
    • 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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