i think "oomf" has evolved from being a literal acronym that you're meant to interpret as such, to being a word in it of itself. in my brain it's moreso a synonym for "a friend who isn't very close", in a similar way to how "lol" is perceived more as either "oh i think that's funny" or as a way to make it clear that you're not taking something too seriously—kind of like a tone indicator of sorts, if that makes any sense. these acronyms have kind of been extracted from their literal roots & are now used to display broader concepts instead of solely being shortenings of other phrases. this isn't really related to your post itself, but it got me thinking & i wanted to share my thoughts X')
will 22nd-century philosophers be talking about the "oomf-opp" distinction, having forgotten the origins of both words and their informal usage? who knows
i think "oomf" has evolved from being a literal acronym that you're meant to interpret as such, to being a word in it of itself. in my brain it's moreso a synonym for "a friend who isn't very close", in a similar way to how "lol" is perceived more as either "oh i think that's funny" or as a way to make it clear that you're not taking something too seriously—kind of like a tone indicator of sorts, if that makes any sense. these acronyms have kind of been extracted from their literal roots & are now used to display broader concepts instead of solely being shortenings of other phrases. this isn't really related to your post itself, but it got me thinking & i wanted to share my thoughts X')