CULTURETECHLENSon god
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Combined Graph record U-00825 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0424. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Dictionary.com acronym explainer on ONG (October 13, 2023, fetched in full): 'The slang phrase on God is used to express honesty, strong belief, or strong emotions. ONG is used similarly to phrases such as I swear to God or as God is my witness... On god has been used on social media since at least the early 2010s.' Matches stored meaning 'I swear to God', alias 'ong', and era '2010s'.
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Dictionary.com acronym explainer on ONG (October 13, 2023, fetched in full): 'The slang phrase on God is used to express honesty, strong belief, or strong emotions. ONG is used similarly to phrases such as I swear to God or as God is my witness... On god has been used on social media since at least the early 2010s.' Matches stored meaning 'I swear to God', alias 'ong', and era '2010s'.
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Dictionary.com acronym explainer on ONG (October 13, 2023, fetched in full): 'The slang phrase on God is used to express honesty, strong belief, or strong emotions. ONG is used similarly to phrases such as I swear to God or as God is my witness... On god has been used on social media since at least the early 2010s.' Matches stored meaning 'I swear to God', alias 'ong', and era '2010s'.
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