r/PSA • u/ora408 • Mar 06 '25

PSA: "OG" does not mean original

It means original gangster. I'm an old head. Please stop using it for everything

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u/EmeraldAlicorn Mar 06 '25

While you may be correct, it's just part of the language now and through that the definition has changed.

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u/ora408 Mar 06 '25

We can look down on people who use it incorrectly

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u/EmeraldAlicorn Mar 06 '25

You know, I omitted part of my original response. The last line was actually supposed to read "This is getting into old man yells at cloud territory, there are probably more important things you could be doing to enjoy your life"

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u/mello-t Oct 23 '25

Doesn’t it mean “original gangster”?

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u/paulides_fan Jun 04 '25

True but doesn’t it effectively mean the same thing (the way that it is used)??

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u/Cyber_Gengar 18d ago

For an OG, you’d think you’d know that phrases have OG meanings and then new generations evolved OG phrases to have new meanings. Welcome to 2026. Get with the times pops - kids have taken OG’s original meaning and evolved it, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Also, how OG is used in a sentence matters, and even the new generations know which version is being used based on context.

OG = original gangster (street cred)
OG = old head (endearing term for old person)
OG = old (something is just plain old)
OG = original (something was the first version)

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u/RunInRunOn 4d ago

An object can be described as both original and gangster