OG

See also: Appendix:Variations of "og"

English

Alternative forms

• O.G.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/
• Homophone: ogee

Noun

OG (plural OGs)

1. (music, US, slang) Initialism of Original Gangsta; a person associated with the earliest era of gangsta rap.
2. (by extension, chiefly 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^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 April 2025:

     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 T: The New York Times Style Magazine‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     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.

   • 2026 March 30, Guy Trebay, “Can You Fake Being Rich?”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     The apotheosis of the type is surely Martha Stewart, the acknowledged O.G. of class-inscribed self-optimization.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

3. (soccer) Initialism of own goal.

Derived terms

• oggy

Related terms

• BG (“baby gangster”)
• G (“gangster”)
• YG (“young gangster”)

Adjective

OG (comparative more OG, superlative most OG)

1. (US, slang) Traditional, authentic, old-fashioned, or old school.
   • 2017 October 6, Fobilasha, Bollywood Weekly‎^[4] (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” (2:17 from the start), in Binging with Babish‎^[5], season 1, episode 70, Andrew Rea (actor), New York: YouTube:

     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^[6], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     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.

2. (social media, video games, slang) Relating to a username which is a common word, phrase, or name.

   Accounts with OG names like "Daniel" or "summer" can often fetch a high price.

   I joined Twitter pretty early and managed to snag a semi-OG handle.

   • 2020 May 24, u/jbutens, “How are celebrities able to get social media handles that are exactly their name? Do they buy it from people etc. if it's already taken?”, in r/NoStupidQuestions‎^[7] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     I'm sure in lots of cases people get paid. In fact there is a black market for OG handles that can reach prices of up to 5k.

   • 2021 May 16, @Horroraholic_, Twitter‎^[8] (post):

     Tryna fill my friends list with og/semi og names.

   • 2023 May 11, u/Esco1980, “Why is this change being pushed despite overwhelmingly negative feedback?”, in r/discordapp‎^[9] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     Just wait untill the doxing / social engineering comes for og accounts

   • 2023 June 6, @KyoDaHotdog, Twitter‎^[10] (post), archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     Shut down http://kyo.rip, haven't touched siege in ages, lots of people using the site to try to brute force accounts, check for og names and just being weirdos and I cba to update or maintain the site anymore. Goodbye

   • 2023 June 11, u/HypeTheMoneyMaker, “Stepping down from CocoChopper for a semi-OG ign 🫡”, in r/HypixelSkyblock‎^[11] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 26 February 2024:

     It's a semi OG name, CocoChopper isn't og in any way

Anagrams

• -go-, G.O., GO, Go, Goα, g'ô, go

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

OG

1. abbreviation of Obergeschoss

   Coordinate terms: DG, EG, KG, UG

2. abbreviation of Ortsgruppe

Japanese

Noun

OG(オージー) • (ōjī) 

1. female graduate ("old girl")

Synonyms

• 卒業生(そつぎょうせい) (sotsugyōsei)

Coordinate terms

• O(オー)B(ビー) (ōbī)