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Other definitions for Og (2 of 4)
o.g.
abbreviation
Architecture. ogee.
Philately.original gum: the gum on the back of a stamp when it is issued to the public.Also O.G.
Other definitions for Og (3 of 4)
O.G.1
or OG
noun Slang.
a leader or elder in a street gang: Even the toughest homie will show respect to a real O.G.
a person or thing that is respected as genuine and classic (often used attributively): Julia Child was the O.G. of elevated American cuisine.This is an O.G. muscle car built just for street racing.
Origin of O.G.
1First 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); cf. gangsta
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British Dictionary definitions for Og (1 of 2)
OG
abbreviation for
officer of the guard
Also: o.g philately original gum
British Dictionary definitions for Og (2 of 2)
o.g.
abbreviation for
own goal
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