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IMHO

IMHO

16 9.4
A short way to write 'in my humble opinion' in online messages
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : en mi humilde opinión
  • IMHO, the best way to learn a new language is through conversation.

Examples

  • We should, IMHO, get moving at warp speed to implement what we have at hand.

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  • The worst mistake Apple ever made, IMHO, was to switch to Intel processors.

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  • One of the biggest examples in recent years, IMHO, has been the music industry.

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  • If everyone simply agreed, there would be no room for growth and expansion, IMHO.

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  • The big difference in savings rates, IMHO, is less a function of culture than of the 1990s stock market boom.

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  • Unfortunately, most of society will react in similar ways when resources get scarce, IMHO.

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  • The biggest hurdle, IMHO, is the origin of life itself, which is frequently assumed to be easy.

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  • Primates, IMHO, ought to be granted the same rights as humans of similar IQ.

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  • What you're finding now, IMHO, is a combination of "me, too" and "screw you" books, sites, and blogs.

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  • But if not, Universal should most definitely move forward with a Kristen Stewart-helmed sequel, IMHO.

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Synonyms

personally
vsIMHO
906 2.5

Said when you give your own opinion or experience

is used mainly online as a short marker for a personal view
honestly
vsIMHO
691 1.1

Said when you want to stress that you really mean what you say

is instead a modest opinion marker used to introduce a view online
IMO
vsIMHO
  • Slang
23 9.3

A short online way to say you are giving your opinion

is more tentative by adding modesty to the same online opinion marker
17 3.7

To tell the truth to show you really mean it

is a milder modest online opinion marker rather than a forceful sincerity claim

Surface Forms

IMHO singular
IMHOs plural

Morphology

IMHO = I + M + H + O

IMHO is an initialism (letters representing words) rather than a morphological composition, so the component letters do not convey the meaning to learners.

Etymology

IMHO stands for 'in my humble opinion' and comes from taking the first letters of that phrase, a quick way people on the internet began to show they were giving a personal view. Because it uses the word 'humble', it helps make an opinion sound softer and more polite.