OD / Odee

About

OD, sometimes spelled as Odee or Ode, is an AAVE slang term used to describe something as being over the top, overdone or "extra." The term is used to signify the exaggerated or extreme qualities of a person, idea or object, and is sometimes used in place of the word "really." The term likely originates from New York slang and stems from the term OD or overdose. The term was popularised through rap culture and internet discourse.

Origin

Use of the term "odee" was prevalent on Twitter as early as 2008.^[1][2][3] The earliest notable use of the term on the platform took place after 2015.

On April 17th, 2009, Urban Dictionary^[7] user Bebaqiirl posted a definition for "odee," describing it as meaning "hella." The post gathered over 180 likes on the website in 14 years (seen below).

Spread

On December 18th, 2013, Redditor /u/Ramen__noodles used OD as an example of middle school slang, which Redditor /u/yesdragonswerereal explained meant "a lot of something. Ex: Yo that party was odee fun."^[6] The comments gathered over 1300 and 500 upvotes respectively (seen below).

Twitter^[4] user @DamonCRodgers posted a tweet using the term "odee" on July 19th, 2015, gathering over 100 likes in eight years (seen below, left). Twitter^[5] user @tonyMFstar posted a tweet using the term on October 20th, 2015, gathering over 100 likes as well (seen below, right).

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