Png

//pɪŋ// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images. alt-of
  2. 2
    A spritesheet, in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format, containing all sprites used for a VTuber's avatar.
  3. 3
    Initialism of persona non grata. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    To declare someone a persona non grata. transitive

    "After my cover blew up I was PNGed."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Portable Network Graphics. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A surname from Hokkien.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Papua New Guinea. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "It is a great honour and privilege for me to address the participants of this conference – a landmark event taking place in PNG this month."

Example

More examples

"Whoops, I saved it as a JPEG when I should've saved it as a PNG."

Etymology

From Hokkien 方 (Png).

Related phrases

portable network graphics

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