adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Clipping of obviously. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

   "Logan and Zoë had my number, obvs. But for once I wasn't sure that I wanted them to."

Synonyms

All synonyms

obvi

Example

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"Logan and Zoë had my number, obvs. But for once I wasn't sure that I wanted them to."

Etymology

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

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