Meanings
ng1
- InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of newsgroup.
I honestly don't think ASHers are particularly well served by having their stuff hauled on to the religion ngs *very wry grin*
2005 September 10, Jani, “Re: Suicide websites”, in alt.bible (Usenet)
Ng2
plural Ngs
NG3
plural NGs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of natural gas.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin).
- InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of newsgroup.
Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablerail transportInitialism of narrow gauge.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of necrotizing gingivitis.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes gonorrhea
Pharyngeal NG infections can contribute to the sustained transmission of gonorrhea as pharyngeal infections are often asymptomatic, can persists, and remain undiagnosed.
2026 April 3, Amber D. Kimble, Yukari C. Manabe, Johan H. Melendez, “Evidence-Based Assessment of the Role of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea and Commensal Neisseria Species in the Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: Data Gaps and Future Research”, in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, volume 233, number 6, Oxford University Press, →DOI, retrieved 07 Aug 2023, page 983
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of no good or no go.
For instance M'Auley's down there: n. g. as position. Of course if they ran a tramline along the North Circular from the cattle market to the quays value would go up like a shot.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 4: Calypso]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 56Synonyms: 🆖
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of nasogastric.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of next-generation
- InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Newgrounds.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Geographic.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of New Guinea
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Origin
Ng · proper noun
- Cantonese吳 /吴
- Hokkien黃 /黄
- EnglishNg
From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.
More words from Hokkien, Cantonese
Full word history & related roots →NG · noun, adjective, proper noun
Abbreviation. * no good: attested in The Comprehensive Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1909) and in Students’ Edition of a Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1915).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French GN (gaz naturel), NG
- GN (gaz naturel)(petrochemistry) natural gas
- NG(Internet) newsgroup
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ng
Cite this entry
ng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ng
“ng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ng. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ng,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ng.
Source: ng on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.