OG

See also: Appendix:Variations of "og"

English

Alternative forms

• O.G.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/
• Homophone: ogee

Noun

OG (plural OGs)

1. (music, US, slang) Initialism of Original Gangsta; a person associated with the earliest era of gangsta rap.
2. (by extension, US, slang) Anything associated with an earlier, more traditional, and perceivedly more authentic era.
   • 2021 March 8, Pete Wells, “Building Pizzas That Can Survive the Box”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Besides the standard tomatoes-over-cheese version, called the O.G., and an even more streamlined cheeseless tomato pie called the Plain Jane, Washington Squares exploits the structural stability of the crust with more elaborate arrays.

   • 2021 April 12, John Wogan, “Friends Who Saw It All”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     And we’d all go to the true O.G., Julius’. It’s the oldest gay bar in New York, plus it has delicious grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries.

3. (soccer) Initialism of own goal.

Related terms

• G (“gangster”)
• YG (“young gangster”)

 

Adjective

OG (comparative more OG, superlative most OG)

1. (US, slang) Traditional, authentic, old-fashioned, or old school.
   • 2017 October 6, Fobilasha, Bollywood Weekly‎^[3] (Usenet):

     To slow it down, the below song is a throwback remake using a song from 90's babies' parents' generation. It's definitely a majority favorite, and while I wouldn't say it's better than the OG version, it's definitely soothing to the ear.

   • 2018, Andrew Rea, “Tamales from Coco” (2:17 from the start), in Binging with Babish‎^[4], season 1, episode 70, Andrew Rea (actor), New York: YouTube:

     A lot of people freak out at the idea of lard, but it's actually not that bad for you, and it's what they use in O.G., legit-sh*t tamales—and I'd imagine that's what the abuela in Coco is making

   • 2021 February 27, Jonathan Abrams, quoting Jewell Loyd, “Jewell Loyd Is in the Gym, Building Her Game and a Community”, in The New York Times‎^[5], →ISSN:

     The Warehouse gym is a little off the beaten track, plopped south of an interstate highway, behind a hidden road. “You have to be kind of a real O.G. baller to know where it is,” Jewell Loyd said.

2. (social media, video games, slang) Relating to a username which is a common word, phrase, or name.

   Accounts with OG names like "Daniel" or "summer" can often fetch a high price.

   I joined Twitter pretty early and managed to snag a semi-OG handle.

   • 2020 May 24, u/jbutens, “How are celebrities able to get social media handles that are exactly their name? Do they buy it from people etc. if it's already taken?”, in Reddit‎^[6], r/NoStupidQuestions, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     I'm sure in lots of cases people get paid. In fact there is a black market for OG handles that can reach prices of up to 5k.

   • 2021 May 16, @Horroraholic_, Twitter‎^[7], archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     Tryna fill my friends list with og/semi og names.

   • 2023 May 11, u/Esco1980, “Why is this change being pushed despite overwhelmingly negative feedback?”, in Reddit‎^[8], r/discordapp, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     Just wait untill the doxing / social engineering comes for og accounts

   • 2023 June 6, @KyoDaHotdog, Twitter‎^[9], archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     Shut down http://kyo.rip, haven't touched siege in ages, lots of people using the site to try to brute force accounts, check for og names and just being weirdos and I cba to update or maintain the site anymore. Goodbye

   • 2023 June 11, u/HypeTheMoneyMaker, “Stepping down from CocoChopper for a semi-OG ign 🫡”, in Reddit‎^[10], r/HypixelSkyblock, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     It's a semi OG name, CocoChopper isn't og in any way

Anagrams

• -go-, G.O., GO, Go, Goα, g'ô, go

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

OG

1. Abbreviation of Obergeschoss.

   Coordinate terms: DG, EG, KG, UG

2. Abbreviation of Ortsgruppe.

Japanese

Noun

OG(オージー) • (ōjī) 

1. female graduate ("old girl")

Synonyms

• 卒業生(そつぎょうせい) (sotsugyōsei)

Coordinate terms

• O(オー)B(ビー) (ōbī)