{"id":9054,"date":"2022-09-16T21:55:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/?p=9054"},"modified":"2022-09-16T21:55:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:55:44","slug":"og-meaning-origin-and-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/og-meaning-origin-and-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"OG \u2013 Meaning, Origin and Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did your friend call you an \u2018OG\u2019<\/em><\/strong> in a text message? This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this acronym.<\/p>\n

Meaning<\/h2>\n

The acronym \u2018OG\u2019<\/em> stands for<\/u> \u2018Original Gangster<\/em>.\u2019 It originated from hip-hop and gangsta rap,<\/u> spreading throughout the community in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n

The term has several variations<\/u>, including \u2018real OG,<\/em>\u2019 referring to an old gangster that\u2019s past their sell-by date but still in the game, and \u2018triple OG<\/em>,\u2019 meaning someone that made it out of the hood to a normal life, but still retains their connection to the street life.<\/p>\n

You can call people or objects OG<\/em>.<\/u> For instance, if your friend bought a custom Dodge Charger, you could say it's an \u2018OG\u2019 car. You don\u2019t have to be involved in the gang lifestyle to be an OG.<\/u> Now, the term refers to anyone with a high level of respect in the community.<\/u><\/p>\n

Example Usage<\/h2>\n

\u201cRoss is an OG. We always get our stash from that guy, he\u2019s been growing for years, and he\u2019s the biggest name in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSnoop Dogg is an OG of the rap game. He\u2019s been around since the early 1990s and is still one of the biggest names in cannabis and hip-hop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis OG strain is amazing. The smell and taste of the terpenes are exquisite, and it\u2019s the best I\u2019ve tried this year for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat move was so OG. I loved how you just took command of the situation and had everyone eating out of the palm of your hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re the OG, my dogg. We do what you say. Tell us what you want us to do, and we\u2019ll make it happen for you. No questions asked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to be the OG on the block, you have to act like the top dogg. No one will respect you if you don\u2019t stamp your authority on the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s go and hang out with John. He\u2019s a real OG. We can always listen to him tell us stories about the old days on the block.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Origin<\/h2>\n

The expression \u2018OG\u2019 originates from the early 1970s in South Central Los Angeles. The LA-based \u2018Crips\u2019 gang was the first to coin the term, describing it as\u2018 original gangster.\u2019 Members of the Crips gang would use \u2018OG\u2019 when describing which branch of the Crips they belonged to, such as the OG Eastside or Original Eastside Crips.<\/p>\n

The term entered hip-hop music and rap culture in the mid-1980s, with LA rapper Ice-T using it as the title of his 1991 studio album. The album reached #7 on the Billboard rap charts.<\/p>\n

Rappers Cypress hill would coin the use of \u2018OG\u2019 in cannabis culture. The hip-hop super group would promote a strain of cannabis \u2018OG Kush\u2019 in their music. In this context, OG refers to \u2018Ocean Grown\u2019 cannabis originating from the west coast.<\/p>\n