PMO
PMO (abbreviation) means Piss me off — used in texting and social media to say that something annoys or is annoying you. Example: “pmo when people leave you on read for three days”
How to use PMO
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIn a text it usually means "pisses me off"; at work it means the project management office.
Sense 1 is heavily used by younger speakers online and often appears in lower case with no punctuation. Sense 2 belongs entirely to workplace writing.
Context tells you everything: on a phone screen it is annoyance, in an email about deliverables it is a department.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
Can you complete this real example?
_____ when people leave you on read for three days
Etymology
An initialism; each sense abbreviates a different phrase.
Synonyms
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Frequently asked questions
What does PMO mean in a text message?
It almost always stands for "piss me off" or "pissing me off", used to complain about something irritating. A smaller number of people use it for "put me on", meaning share it with me or hook me up. The surrounding message usually makes clear which is meant.
What is the difference between PMO and PMS?
PMO in casual texting is short for "piss me off"; PMS is premenstrual syndrome. They are unrelated, and PMS is a medical term rather than slang.
What does PMO stand for at work?
Project management office — the central function that defines project processes, tracks progress across projects and reports to leadership. It does not usually deliver the projects itself.
What is the meaning of PMO?
"PMO" (abbreviation) means piss me off — used in texting and social media to say that something annoys or is annoying you.