The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
ogg
/og/, v.
[CMU]
1. In the multi-player space combat game Netrek, to execute kamikaze
attacks against enemy ships which are carrying armies or occupying
strategic positions. Named during a game in which one of the players
repeatedly used the tactic while playing Orion ship G, showing up in the
player list as ?Og?. This trick has been roundly denounced by those who
would return to the good old days when the tactic of dogfighting was
dominant, but as Sun Tzu wrote, ?What is of supreme importance in war is to
attack the enemy's strategy, not his tactics.? However, the traditional
answer to the newbie question ?What does ogg mean?? is just ?Pick up some
armies and I'll show you.?
2. In other games, to forcefully attack an opponent with the expectation
that the resources expended will be renewed faster than the opponent will
be able to regain his previous advantage. Taken more seriously as a tactic
since it has gained a simple name.
3. To do anything forcefully, possibly without consideration of the drain
on future resources. ?I guess I'd better go ogg the problem set that's due
tomorrow.? ?Whoops! I looked down at the map for a sec and almost ogged
that oncoming car.?
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
ogg
/og/ (CMU) 1. In the multi-player space combat game
Netrek, to execute kamikaze attacks against enemy ships
which are carrying armies or occupying strategic positions.
Named during a game in which one of the players repeatedly
used the tactic while playing Orion ship G, showing up in the
player list as "Og". This trick has been roundly denounced by
those who would return to the good old days when the tactic of
dogfighting was dominant, but as Sun Tzu wrote, "What is of
supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."
However, the traditional answer to the newbie question "What
does ogg mean?" is just "Pick up some armies and I'll show
you."
2. In other games, to forcefully attack an opponent with the
expectation that the resources expended will be renewed faster
than the opponent will be able to regain his previous
advantage. Taken more seriously as a tactic since it has
gained a simple name.
3. To do anything forcefully, possibly without consideration
of the drain on future resources. "I guess I'd better go ogg
the problem set that's due tomorrow." "Whoops! I looked down
at the map for a sec and almost ogged that oncoming car."
(1995-01-31)