Initialism of newsgroup; also NG.

What is a synonym for "ng"?

Common synonyms include: cheap, fresh grad, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, junk, junky.

Ng

//əŋ// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Initialism of newsgroup; also NG. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2
Initialism of natural gas. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3
one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram wordnet
4
Initialism of nitroglycerine (nitroglycerin). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5
Initialism of newsgroup. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Could someone please re-post the FAQ to the NG?"

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Initialism of narrow gauge. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Adjective

1
Not OK. Initialism of no good. not-comparable
2
Initialism of nasogastric. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

Proper Noun

1
A surname from Chinese.; A surname from Hokkien
2
Initialism of Newgrounds. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3
A surname from Chinese.; A surname from Cantonese
4
Initialism of National Geographic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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cheap fresh grad good-for-naught good-for-nothing junk junky

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"Vietnam's currency is the đồng. Its symbol is "₫"."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From various Chinese surnames, including: * Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g) * Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵) The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

Etymology 2

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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