O.G.

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): 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.

abbreviation for

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

Symbol, Chemistry.

oganesson ( def ).

o.g.

⁴

abbreviation for

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

o.g.

abbreviation for

own goal

abbreviation for

officer of the guard
Alsoo.g philately original gum

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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 )

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