I am playing a PC game.
After a lot of bad things happened that day, my character said , "Okay…this is officially the worst day ever.”
How can I interpret “officially” here? The dictionary does not help because it seems none of the definitions fit.
officially
in a formal or authoritative manner:
in a way that is formally acknowledged but is not necessarily the case https://www.thefreedictionary.com/officially
I found a possible answer here. I am not sure if it is correct.
Q: What does “officially “ mean in this sentence?“ I am officially
jealous “?A: Just to emphasize that he is openly declaring that he is jealous.
Best Answer
It's hyperbole. The implication is that the day has been so terrible that some hypothetical organisation, tasked with recognising the magnitude of bad days, has formally declared this one to be the worst ever. Clearly this isn't the case.