Bg

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of background. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Initialism of boy/girl. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of bad game. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of big grin; often enclosed in * * or < > to indicate that the user is grinning widely. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Baldur’s Gate (series). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Along the way, a host of NPCs will join your party—and, as proven in the BG games, no one does NPCs better than BioWare."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Baldur’s Gate (series).; Initialism of Baldur’s Gate (the first game). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Starting off as a half-elf ranger with a stick, Scooteris was kind of cool by the end of BG and its expansion, with +2 armor and a longbow. But it’s not until TOB [Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal] that he gets equipment that can kill with one blow."

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"A truly incredible queen sacrifice was made by Kevin Spragett against Fred South in Ontario 1976: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.d5 Ne5 5.Nxe5 Bxd1. Black gave up on the nineteenth move."

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