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CoastalCoder 9 hours ago

It's kid slang for "original", apparently.

ssl-3 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's been around long enough to have gained cromulence, I think.

I started using "OG" ~16 years ago to disambiguate the Motorola Droid that I had (which was the first Android phone available from Verizon) from the Droid 2, 3, and 4 that came later.

"OG Motorola Droid" has specificity, while "Motorola Droid 1" is something that never existed.

Anyway, my usage is old enough to drive a car. :)

kgwgk 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That was my first reading but "original generation" and 2020 don't go well together.

Jtsummers 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah but 10 years late to be described as the original. That said, my parents got rid of their actual OG iPad only 2-3 years ago (did not hold a charge for a long time, finally decided it was time to get one that did).

Jtarii 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

50 year old kids

Natfan 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

first gained general use in ~1991, so 35 years ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OG

are these "kids" also in the young republicans group chat?