earlier specimen of gank and o.g.

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Mike Salovesh wrote:

> Fred Shapiro commented:
>
> >>     According to Smitherman (_Black Talk_), an "o.g"
> >>is  an original gangster, one whose bold actions have
> >>earned him respect (props).

This wasn't me who said this.  I assume "o.g." stands for "old" followed
by some word beginning with a "g", like "girl" or "geezer."


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