OD / Odee
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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).
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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).
![[-] ramen__noodles i'm a middle school teacher so... ratchet 1327 points 9 years ago lit od butta permalink source embed save save-RES report give award hide child comments [+] [deleted] 9 years ago* (last edited 9 years ago) (104 children) [+] fancycat 390 points 9 years ago (30 children) [-] [deleted] 371 points 9 years ago Butta? permalink source embed save save-RES parent report hide child comments [-] nwilz 1622 points 9 years ago Butta this bread for me permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give award hide child comments [-] AreYouDreaming 1813 points 9 years ago Or, I'd like to get a job butta don't know how to speak properly. permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give award hide child comments [-] YesDragonsWereReal 506 points 9 years ago* (last edited 9 years ago) Alright let me be the one to define these since people are complaining about the lack of definitions being weak sauce. Ratchet is similar to ghetto or very poor maintenance (used to describe people). Lit means wild or similar to turnt up as mentioned other places in the post. Od/odee just means a lot of something. Ex: Yo that party was odee fun. And calling someone a butta just means they're cute or good looking. This is not to be confused with buttahface/butterface which means a girl has a nice body/everything about her is nice BUT HER FACE. Source: I'm a junior in high school. EDIT: grammar EDIT 2: Obligatory - thanks for my first ever gold! permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give award hide child comments load more comments (73 replies)](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/565/068/cb5.png "OD / Odee")
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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![[-] ramen__noodles i'm a middle school teacher so... ratchet 1327 points 9 years ago lit od butta permalink source embed save save-RES report give award hide child comments [+] [deleted] 9 years ago* (last edited 9 years ago) (104 children) [+] fancycat 390 points 9 years ago (30 children) [-] [deleted] 371 points 9 years ago Butta? permalink source embed save save-RES parent report hide child comments [-] nwilz 1622 points 9 years ago Butta this bread for me permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give award hide child comments [-] AreYouDreaming 1813 points 9 years ago Or, I'd like to get a job butta don't know how to speak properly. permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give award hide child comments [-] YesDragonsWereReal 506 points 9 years ago* (last edited 9 years ago) Alright let me be the one to define these since people are complaining about the lack of definitions being weak sauce. Ratchet is similar to ghetto or very poor maintenance (used to describe people). Lit means wild or similar to turnt up as mentioned other places in the post. Od/odee just means a lot of something. Ex: Yo that party was odee fun. And calling someone a butta just means they're cute or good looking. This is not to be confused with buttahface/butterface which means a girl has a nice body/everything about her is nice BUT HER FACE. Source: I'm a junior in high school. EDIT: grammar EDIT 2: Obligatory - thanks for my first ever gold! permalink source embed save save-RES parent report give award hide child comments load more comments (73 replies)](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/565/068/cb5.png "OD / Odee")
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