absit omenEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryabsit omen /ˌabsəd ˈōmən, ˌæbsəd ˈoʊmən / ▸ exclamation used to express the hope that a reference to something undesirable should not foreshadow its arrival or occurrence. – ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘may this (evil) omen be absent’.