Learn English – What does “O.G.” stand for

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Currently reading "Slang for the ages. It's swag. bae," by Kory Stamper from International New York Times (October 6, 2014), I came across this acronym O.G.

"It[swag]'s generally taken to be a shortened form of the verb
"swagger," which was used to denote a certain insolent cockiness by
William Shakespeare, O.G."

Definitions of O.G. I have found so far are the following two:

  1. officer of the guard.
  2. original gum: the gum on the back of a stamp when it is issued to the public.

I think it is the second one (only because the first one doesn't seem fit) but what does original gum really mean? I am still confused.

Maybe some explanation with the context will be greatly appreciated.

Best Answer

It's slang for (and an abbreviation of) Original Gangster.

  1. someone who has been around, old school gangster

Urban Dictionary

Commonly used to refer to someone who is not a gangster, but is considered highly skilled in a particular area.