ng

N1G2
/əŋ//ʌŋ//ɪŋ//ɛŋ/

proper noun

A surname from Hokkien

CommonScrabble 3

Meanings

ng1

nounng (plural ngs)

plural ngs · alternative NG

  1. 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

proper nounNg (plural Ngs)

plural Ngs

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    1. A surname from Hokkien
    2. A surname from Cantonese

NG3

nounNG (countable and uncountable, plural NGs)

plural NGs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of natural gas.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin).
  3. InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of newsgroup.

    Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?

  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablerail transportInitialism of narrow gauge.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of necrotizing gingivitis.
  6. 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
adjectiveNG (not comparable)
  1. 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 56

    Synonyms: 🆖

  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of nasogastric.
  3. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of next-generation
proper noun
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Newgrounds.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Geographic.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of New Guinea

Synonyms & antonyms

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nounone billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram

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metric weight unitweight unit

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Origin

Ng · proper noun

  1. Cantonese吳 /吴
  2. Hokkien黃 /黄
  3. 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.

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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).

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Translations

French GN (gaz naturel), NG
  • GN (gaz naturel)(petrochemistry) natural gas
  • NG(Internet) newsgroup

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ng

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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