IMAO
3 synonyms for IMAO, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Abbreviation — A frequent mistyping of LMAO, the abbreviation used to show that something is very funny.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
How to use IMAO
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
imao it's obvious
the best one, imao
Very informal, and ambiguous — IMO is clearer.
Etymology
Most often a mistyping of LMAO, the i and l keys being adjacent. Also used deliberately as an initialism of 'in my arrogant opinion', a joking variant of IMO.
Full origin of IMAO →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between IMAO and IMHO?
IMHO is 'in my humble opinion' and pretends to modesty; IMAO is 'in my arrogant opinion' and does the opposite as a joke. Both usually soften a strong view by making light of how it is being delivered.
Does IMAO mean laughing?
Not by design, but in practice many uses are simply LMAO typed wrongly, so it often appears where laughter is meant. Read the surrounding message: if it follows something funny rather than an opinion, it is a typo.
