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

1. officer of the guard. Also OG

2. Architecture.,  ogee.

3. Philately.,  See o.g..

Og

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. oganesson.

o.g.

⁴

abbreviation

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.

OG

¹

abbreviation

1. officer of the guard

2. Also: o.g. philately original gum

o.g.

²

abbreviation

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

I'm thinking about folks like Richard Viguerie, Morton Blackwell and Phyllis Schlafly, the movement O.G.'s who slaved for years in the trenches training Republicans to embrace such arcane subjects as "free trade," "individual liberty" and "limited government" — only to have a billionaire demagogue throw that all out the window for libertinism, central planning and vendetta by police state.

From Salon

Those operatives who had previously followed the tutelage of O.G. conservatives flipped immediately, and put their training to work for the blustery, billionaire demagogue whose only ideology was about what was good for him.

From Salon

Jeffrey Young, 67, performer and O.G.

From Los Angeles Times

Dating back more than a decade, this is the O.G. sleep aid podcast, and was inspired by Ackerman’s childhood habit of listening to radio shows to interrupt his racing thoughts during bouts of insomnia.

From New York Times

Elaine May is one of the key architects of American comedy; an alumna of the influential Kennedy-era underground scene in Chicago that gave us the O.G.

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What else does OG mean?

OG is a slang term for someone who's incredibly exceptional, authentic, or "old-school." It can be earnestly used for a legend like Michael Jordan or more ironically, like for that friend who can unwrap a Starburst with their mouth.How do you pronounce OG?[ oh-jee ]