# What does "OG" stand for? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 4, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426 "2012-01-04T01:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/1 "2012-01-04T01:16:46Z")
So yeah, what does “OG” stand for? As in “OG painted Peak.” ---
**Author:** ![dingo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/2 "2012-01-04T01:18:19Z")
It means original around these parts (lol) but really means original gangster ---
**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/3 "2012-01-04T01:41:29Z")
Original Generation ---
**Author:** ![I6ify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/i6ify/32/531_2.png) [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/4 "2012-01-04T02:26:52Z")
Original Gangster, usually just denotes the first run of a yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![lccagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@lccagle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lccagle)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/5 "2012-01-04T02:33:06Z")
O God, O gosh ---
**Author:** ![H4TE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@H4TE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/H4TE)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/6 "2012-01-04T02:38:40Z")
yeah Original Gangsta ;D in reference to the painted peaks ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/7 "2012-01-04T04:23:50Z")
Octopus Goo. ---
**Author:** ![sirnaq\_MN42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sirnaq_mn42/32/613_2.png) [@sirnaq\_MN42](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sirnaq_MN42)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/8 "2012-01-04T05:19:27Z")
Origami Gnomes! ---
**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/9 "2012-01-04T05:32:04Z")
Again, in the yoyo community, “OG” stands for “Original Generation”. Peak, project, whatever else, its what it is. J ---
**Author:** ![I6ify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/i6ify/32/531_2.png) [@I6ify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/I6ify)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/10 "2012-01-04T05:34:41Z")
> [@Jayyo](#): > > Again, in the yoyo community, “OG” stands for “Original Generation”. > > Peak, project, whatever else, its what it is. > > J I’ve always heard “Original Gangster” used, and I like it more, so that’s what I’m using. It obviously doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/11 "2012-01-04T06:16:33Z")
It means s 1st run. Google says it means “original gangsta”. It’s always meant to me: OriGinal. Funny how printed text can be heard by so many listening. ---
**Author:** ![Filledwithfire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/filledwithfire/32/671_2.png) [@Filledwithfire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Filledwithfire)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-og-stand-for/33426/12 "2012-01-04T06:57:38Z")
Original gen. Not too far off from “OP”