Lots of spy novels here I haven't read. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/books/review/best-spy-novels.html
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@stshank it is kind of funny that the NYT can write "Give me the O.G." with the expectation that everyone knows what this means.
@sayrer I learned the OG meaning maybe 15 years ago — I'd guessed it meant old guard — and the person who told me laughed at my ignorance. But it's not a very mainstream idiom, I don't think.
@stshank It is very easy for someone that grew up on "Yo! Mtv Raps". They played that song forever.
We can consult Urban Dictionary: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=O.G.
But it does actually mean "old guard" if you squint.
