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Internet slang for Oh really? Made famous by a picture with a snow owl on it saying O Rly, this picture is about a conversation.

O Rly is an internet phenomenon.
Owl 1 : O rly?

Owl 2 : Ya rly!

Owl 3 : No wai!

Owl 4 : Ya srsly!
O Rly? by Panic-360 April 12, 2007
When someone says something obvious or irrelevant.
Dude 1: Wow, the internet is full of porn!
Dude 2: O RLY?

Dude 1: have you ever known that there were 999 cases of heart attack in a time of 9999999999 seconds in the North Africa?
Dude 2:O RLY?
O RLY? by bactac May 22, 2006
What owls say when they require clarification of a previous comment.
Person: The USA should not have invaded Iraq as they only did this for the purposes of acquiring access to oil supplies. Other countries such as North Korea are far more secretive and uncontrolled as far as nuclear power are concerned, but they have no oil, so clearly their nuclear capabilities and human rights abuses are irrelevant.

Owl: o rly?
o rly? by peterigg June 3, 2006
Used often in a "No Shit" kinda way, comes from a picture of a snow owl who had a look on his face that the photographer said looked like he was saying "O RLY?"
George Bush: The Iraqi's have weapons of mass destruction.
Owl: O RLY?
O RLY? by Teh Pwnzorhax June 10, 2010
Used when in lack of something else to say
Kat: I'm a turkeh and I like haddock.
Matt: ...O RLY?
O RLY? by MrsMatt July 21, 2008
1. A phrase that is used when someone says something about another person, usually the person their talking to, and don't know what their talking about

2. Another way of saying "no shit!"
Bob: Frank your the person that robbed that bank yesterday, i saw you

Frank: O RLY???

bob is at the dentist and the dentist is tearing his mouth all up. hurts alot

Dentist: Bob this sure is a lot of blood, i don't like this

Bob: O RLY????
o rly? by Mannnyo October 17, 2006
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