GG - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

GG

1. The symbol for the gigagauss, a unit of magnetic field strength in the cgs system of units.
2. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Guernsey since 2006.

   Synonym: GGY (alpha-3)

3. (UK, clothing) Bra cup size.

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• G.G., G. G., G.-G., G-G (depending on the sense)

Pronunciation[edit]

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /dʒiː dʒiː/

• Audio (AU)

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Noun[edit]

GG (plural GGs)

1. (politics) Initialism of governor general or governor-general.
2. (linguistics) Initialism of generative grammar.
3. (LGBT slang, offensive) Initialism of genetic girl or genuine girl.
4. (slang, p*rnography) Initialism of girl/girl.

Interjection[edit]

GG

1. (online gaming, slang) Good game; commonly used at the end of a gaming match; also sometimes used to end an argument.
2. (slang) Good going; may be used genuinely or sarcastically.

Derived terms[edit]

• GGEZ
• GGWP

Adjective[edit]

GG (not comparable)

1. (Singapore, informal, colloquial) Likely to have an undesirable outcome, which one cannot change or escape from.
   • 2007 March 7, Thomas Kwok, Camping Grounds 2.0, What a week, accessed on 2015-10-22:

     Physics test today was out of the world…Honestly I think I’m going to fail big time…I didn’t know I had to study statics! What’s the point in testing LAST year’s work? Like wtf lawl…So i think I flung that section…GG liao lor…

   • 2010 November 18, QQfufa, Hardware Zone Singapore, Liverpool GG liao la, accessed on 2015-10-22:

     Liverpool GG liao la. Steven Jialat hamstring problem. Dirk Kuyt ankle problem. take west ham win this saturday.

   • 2013 December 23, BBdotcom Enterprise, Facebook‎^[1], retrieved 22 October 2015:

     GG liao.. I can't get in to my account liao ... Keep say someone inside...

   • 2015 October 20, Kitaro9202, Hardware Zone Singapore, GG liao moi go Malaysia forgot off my data roaming, accessed on 2015-10-22:

     Gg liao moi go Malaysia forgot to off my data roaming Den i check singtel app saying 1mb data roaming = $25.

Synonyms[edit]

• (done for): doomed; finished; dead meat.

Proper noun[edit]

GG

1. (Internet) Gamergate

Chinese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

GG

1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 哥哥

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English GG (“good game”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

GG

1. (Internet slang) to be done for; to be doomed (especially in a game)

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

GG

1. (Internet slang) Short for Google.

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

GG

1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 雞雞／鸡鸡 (jījī)

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• G.G., G. G., G.-G., G-G

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ʒe.ʒe/

• Audio

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Noun[edit]

GGm (plural GG)

1. (politics) Abbreviation of gouverneur-générale (“governor-general”).

Noun[edit]

GGf (plural GG)

1. (politics) Abbreviation of gouverneure-générale (“female governor-general”).

German[edit]

Noun[edit]

GG

1. (German VDP wine classification) Initialism of Großes Gewächs.

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