# OG
## English
### Alternative forms

* O.G.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/
* Homophone: ogee

### Noun

OG (plural OGs)
* (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: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: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.
* (soccer) Initialism of own goal.

#### Related terms

* G (“gangster”)
* YG (“young gangster”)

### Adjective

OG (comparative more OG, superlative most OG)
* (US, slang) 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” (2:17 from the start), in Binging with Babish‎, 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, →ISSN: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.
* (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 Reddit‎, r/NoStupidQuestions, 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, archived from the original on 26 February 2024: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 Reddit‎, r/discordapp, archived from the original on 26 February 2024:Just wait untill the doxing / social engineering comes for og accounts
** 2023 June 6, @KyoDaHotdog, Twitter‎, 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 Reddit‎, r/HypixelSkyblock, 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:(file)

### Noun

OG
* Abbreviation of Obergeschoss.
    Coordinate terms: DG, EG, KG, UG
* Abbreviation of Ortsgruppe.

## Japanese
### Noun

OG(オージー) • (ōjī)
* 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)