arg

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noun

An argument; a value passed as a parameter.

“The first arg needs to be an int.”

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Meanings

arg1

nounarg (plural args)

plural args

  1. informalcomputingAn argument; a value passed as a parameter.

    The first arg needs to be an int.

arg2

nounarg (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of arg. (“argent”).

arg3

interjection
  1. informalExpressing frustration or disappointment.

ARG4

nounARG (plural ARGs)

plural ARGs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of alternate reality game.

    This is why he's convinced that game dynamics help explain why QAnon is such a seductive conspiracy. It plugs into the psychological lures that make ARGs so fun. […] But it showed how easily ARG culture can be hijacked toward delusional ends.

    2020 September 22, Clive Thompson, “QAnon Is Like a Game—a Most Dangerous Game”, in WIRED, →ISSN, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2021
  2. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of amphibious ready group.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alternate reality gamearginineunfiction

Origin

Shortening.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

arg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arg

MLA

“arg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arg.

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