Meaning of common cannabis lingo

I was talking with a few friends and we got on the topic of OG Kush. One of my buddies felt that OG stands for Original Gangster, another that it stands for Ocean Grow, I personally always thought it came from OverGrow (a forum with instructions on growing). The conversation continued into the definition of Kush, is it a strong Indica with parents originating from the areas around the Kush mountains in India or is it merely a name tacked on because it's an Indica? I just thought id see what the HipForums collective thoughts on the meaning of OG and Kush are.

 

unsure of OG, but kush refers originally to Hindu kush which is found, not surprisingly, in the Hindu kush mountain range. at least that is what i've always heard.

 

I always hear people saying Original Gangsta but it actually stands for Ocean Grown.

OG Kush, Bubba Kush and The West Coast Dog. “In late ‘93 John from Grass Valley Ca. got the Chem Dog cut. He shared it with me, Jerry(cowboy) from Dibble Creek Ca. and Harold(Putz) from Sunset Beach Ca. Putz had a male he called the secret ingredient. It was a cross of Lemon Thai and an Old World Paki Kush. Putz bred the secret ingredient to the Chem Dog. The buds that came out of this cross were going around So. L.A. county in ‘95. Someone told Putz that Kush must be so good because it was mountain grown. Putz laughed and told him “this Kush is Ocean Grown Kush bro”. The tag stuck and it became known as OG Kush. In the spring of ‘96 Putz married a girl from New Zealand.

http://www.skunkskool.com/showthread.php/6585-a-lil-history-on-og-kush