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P3N1G2
/pɪŋ//ˌpiːɛnˈd͡ʒiː//ˌpiː ɛn ˈd͡ʒiː//ˈpɪŋ/

noun

A Portable Network Graphics file.

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Meanings

png1

nounpng (plural pngs)

plural pngs

  1. computingAlternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.

PNG2

nounPNG (plural PNGs)

plural PNGs

  1. A Portable Network Graphics file.
  2. VTuber fandom slangA spritesheet, in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format, containing all sprites used for a VTuber's avatar.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of persona non grata.
verbPNG (third-person singular simple present PNGs, present participle PNGing, simple past and past participle PNGed)

present singular third person PNGs · participle present PNGing · participle past PNGed · past PNGed

  1. transitiveTo declare someone a persona non grata.

    After my cover blew up I was PNGed.

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismfile formatInitialism of Portable Network Graphics.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Papua New Guinea.

    It is a great honour and privilege for me to address the participants of this conference – a landmark event taking place in PNG this month.

    2019 September 28, “RUSSIAN LOAN WORDS IN THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.”, in Miklouho-Maclay, page 1

Png3

proper noun
  1. A surname from Hokkien.

Origin

From Hokkien 方 (Png).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with png

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Anagrams

NGP
Cite this entry
APA

png. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/png

MLA

“png.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/png. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “png,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/png.

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