O.G.

¹

or OG

noun

, Slang.

1. a leader or elder in a street gang:

   Even the toughest homie will show respect to a real O.G.

2. a person or thing that is respected as genuine and classic (often used attributively): This is an O.G. muscle car built just for street racing.

   Julia Child was the O.G. of elevated American cuisine.

   This is an O.G. muscle car built just for street racing.

O.G.

²

abbreviation for

1. officer of the guard. Also OG
2. Architecture. ogee.
3. Philately. See o.g. ( def 2 ).

Og

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. oganesson ( def ).

o.g.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Architecture. ogee.
2. Philately. original gum: the gum on the back of a stamp when it is issued to the public. Also O.G.
3. own goal ( def ).

OG

¹

abbreviation for

1. officer of the guard
2. Alsoo.g philately original gum

o.g.

²

abbreviation for

1. own goal

Word History and Origins

Origin of O.G.¹

First recorded in 1970–75; abbreviation of Original Gangster, coined by the Crips, a gang founded in 1969 in Los Angeles and extending along the southern California coast. O.G. was popularized by O.G. Original Gangster, the fourth studio album (1991) by the American rapper Ice-T, stage name of Tracy Lauren Marrow (born 1958); gangsta ( def )

Example Sentences

“This is like somewhere,” wrote one contender of the $100 OG strain.

From The Daily Beast

We'll see if Shaheen proves correct on Sunday, or if the Germans can get a win for Paul, the OG prophet.

From The Daily Beast

For a full minute the girl vented her anger on Og, while he stood sulky but patient, waiting for an opening to defend himself.

From Project Gutenberg

To the half-tribe of Manasseh the kingdom of Og fell, and the northern half of Gilead.

From Project Gutenberg

Orography, or-og′ra-fi, n. the description of mountains—also Orol′ogy.

From Project Gutenberg

They should have lived in the days of Og, the King of Basan; his bedstead was a bedstead.

From Project Gutenberg

Og fiergieff oss vorar skulder, so sem vier fierergiefum vorum skuldinautum.

From Project Gutenberg