Lame short form of obviously that a bunch of douchebag girls use all the time for no fucking reason. It doesn't save time, make you cool and it isnot even funny.
noun: back-formation from the word 'obvious' roughly meaning 'obviousness' but with a similiar distinguishment as between ____ and ___ have; less connotation of collectiveness.
rectifying/rectification.
An abbreviation for 'obvious,' popular with people of limited intelligence, generally of the 13-year-old girl variety. Often used to refer to things that are only obvious by virtue of the mindless monotony of the user's life.
sorority girl - "im always willing to try something new"
guy - "in that case, stop by my house with a box of condoms"
sorority girl - "ok"
guy - "and bring a bottle of lube just in case"
sorority girl - "obvi"
Derived from the word "obvious" or "obviously" but it isnt used the same way. You would use it the way some people would say "duh" but it is much better than duh.