O.G.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "og"
English
Alternative forms
- OG
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/
- Homophone: ogee
Noun
O.G. (plural O.G.s)
- (music, US, slang) Initialism of Original Gangsta; a person associated with the earliest era of gangsta rap.
- (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, ISSN 0362-4331:
- 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, ISSN 0362-4331:
- 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.
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- (soccer) Initialism of Own Goal.
Related terms
- G (“gangster”)
Adjective
O.G. (comparative more O.G., superlative most O.G.)
- (US, slang) in the manner of an O.G. (sense 1 or sense 2); traditional, authentic, old-fashioned, or old school
- 2017 October 6, Fobilasha, Bollywood Weekly, 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”, in Binging with Babish, season 1, episode 70, New York: YouTube, 2:17 from the start:
- 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, ISSN 0362-4331:
- 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.
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Anagrams
- -go-, G.O., GO, Go, Goα, g'ô, go