This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. English
  3. General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

O.G.

English translation: Original Gangster

07:25 Feb 16, 2023
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: O.G.
Um, you know, O.G., where I'm like...


Context: It is a documentary about blacks. The speaker says the above sentence and the rest of the sentence is inaudible. Then, another speakers starts a new sentence. There are no other occurrences of this. I don't have more info about this. Thanks.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 12:47
Selected answer:Original Gangster
Explanation:
It may be a slang term/acronym for 'original gangster', but one may require a little more context to establish that.

Reference:

The term original gangster was derived from the gang’s name and initially stood for “we’re the first.” Crips members would use the OG abbreviation as a shorthand when writing which part of the gang they belonged to (e.g., Original Eastside Crip or OG Eastside).
Selected response from:

Nadja Wieser
South Africa
Local time: 11:47
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
2 +2Original Gangster
Nadja Wieser
4Original Gangster
Peter Dahm Robertson


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Original Gangster


Explanation:
It may be a slang term/acronym for 'original gangster', but one may require a little more context to establish that.

Reference:

The term original gangster was derived from the gang’s name and initially stood for “we’re the first.” Crips members would use the OG abbreviation as a shorthand when writing which part of the gang they belonged to (e.g., Original Eastside Crip or OG Eastside).


    https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/og/#:~:text=The%20term%20original%20gangster%20was,Eastside%20Crip%20or%20OG%20Eastside).
Nadja Wieser
South Africa
Local time: 11:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicholas Laurier Eveneshen
1 hr
agree  Julianne McCorry: agree
1 day 6 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Original Gangster


Explanation:
Nadja is correct. In addition, the term has since broadened to stand for “authentic,” “honestly,” “no lie.” I think this may be the sense used here.

Peter Dahm Robertson
Germany
Local time: 11:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: Then agree with Nadja rather than submitting same answer
2 days 18 hrs
neutral  AllegroTrans: Agree with Nadja, that is the etiquette on this site
4 days
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search