earlier specimen of gank and o.g.

[Margaret Lee]

--- Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Bernard W. Kane wrote:
>
>
> 1989 _Chicago Tribune_ 19 July (Nexis)  In their
> confession to police, the
> two youths said they would go "make a run" or "gank
> an o.g.," which means
> they would drive around until they spotted an
> elderly woman, usually at a
> bank or shopping center or near a school.
>
    According to Smitherman (_Black Talk_), an "o.g"
is  an original gangster, one whose bold actions have
earned him respect (props).



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& University Editor
Department of English
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