RPG

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Report Program Generator.

plural RPGs

1. abbreviationinitialismgamesInitialism of roleplaying game.

   I love shooters, RPGs, and pretty much anything with free-roam or gore.

   2009, The Official Xbox Magazine - Issues 92-95, page 335

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   This is an RPG experience DBZ fans must have, but even if you've never seen DBZ, it's still an interesting game due to the unique fighting scenes and the ability to fly around the map.

   1993 April 28, “Dragon Ball Z”, in GameFan, page 89

   I reckon Runescape^([sic]) is the game that introduced my young, ignorant, and stubborn self to modern RPGs. In a way, I owe at least part of how my career has shaped up to trimmed rune and obby capes.

   2021 January 4, Cian Maher, “Runescape^([sic]) Is 20 Years Old Today - Here's How I Started A Pyramid Scheme When I Was Nine”, in TheGamer, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2022

   Through many of the most iconic RPGs of our time, we’ve seen a range of popular minigames come into focus.

   2023 August 28, Brad Norton, “Sea of Stars – Wheels minigame guide: How to play, best Heroes, more”, in Dexerto

   Viral YouTuber and grandmother Shirley Curry, better known as ‘Skyrim Grandma’ is finally playing another Bethesda RPG after nine years.

   2025 June 2, Michael Gwilliam, “89-year-old Skyrim Grandma switches to another RPG after 9 years”, in Dexerto

2. abbreviationinitialismengineeringInitialism of rocket-propelled grenade.
3. abbreviationinitialismball gamesInitialism of rebound per game.

   The Nuggets star is averaging 24.9 PPG, 11.9 RPG (rebounds per game) and an agonizing 9.9 APG (assists per game) – demonstrating Jokić’s incredible all-around ability.

   2023 April 5, Thomas Schlacher, “Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?”, in CNN

4. abbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of research postgraduate.

present singular third person RPGs · present singular third person RPG's · participle present RPGing · participle present RPG'ing · participle present RPG-ing · participle past RPGed · past RPGed · participle past RPG'd · past RPG'd · participle past RPG'ed · past RPG'ed

1. intransitivegamesTo play a roleplaying game.

   When you start RPGing, you describe an action your character is taking. Sometimes your DM will interject, asking you to make a test for success (typically a dice roll).

   2016, Teri Litorco, The Civilized Guide to Tabletop Gaming: Rules Every Gamer Must Live By, Adams Media, page 145

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   When I got to my new school, it didn’t take me too long to find a group to hang out with. We RPGed, talked books, movies, and comics. We played video games, both in person and in co-op.

   2016, David Liss, chapter 2, in Randoms, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, page 9

   None of them really wanted to game without Beth. For one, it didn’t seem fair, and for another, the facts that she had a great imagination and really no concept of how RPGing was “supposed” to work meant she sprang stuff on the group that had livened up the games no end.

   2020 February 28, Mercedes Lackey, Cody Martin, Breaking Silence, Baen Books

2. transitiveengineeringTo attack with a rocket-propelled grenade.

   It was like the movie Black Hawk Down without the rioters. I was RPGed so often I gradually stopped ducking.

   2006 September 28, Robert D. Kaplan, Imperial Grunts: […], Vintage Books, page 317

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   However, one group of Americans at the Embassy doesn’t creep around quivering in anxiety about being RPGed or machinegunned.

   1981 November 28, B.P., “U.S. Embassy”, in Soldier of Fortune, volume 6, number 11, page 53

   The Taliban had buried a triple mine in the road a week ago and remotely detonated it under a Spartan. Then they RPGed the Scimitar trapped ahead of it.

   2009, Ed Macy, Hellfire, HarperPress, page 343