Igg
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Immunoglobulin G. uncountable
- 2 one of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the main antibody defense against bacteria wordnet
- 1 To ignore deliberately. colloquial, transitive
"1953, Langston Hughes, ‘Simple Takes a Wife’, in 2002, Donna Sullivan Harper (editor), The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The Early Simple Stories, Volume 7, page 202, But not knowing my own mind, I made it hard for Mabel, keeping late hours, igging her, and playing Cherie. Then, one day while Mabel was at work, I packed my clothes and left."
- 1 Abbreviation of Inspectorate of Government. Uganda, abbreviation, alt-of
"Uganda grapples with widespread government corruption with an estimated Sh. 10 trillion ($2.7 billion) in public funding diverted each year, according to its anti-graft body, the Inspectorate of Government (IGG)."
Example
More examples"1953, Langston Hughes, ‘Simple Takes a Wife’, in 2002, Donna Sullivan Harper (editor), The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The Early Simple Stories, Volume 7, page 202, But not knowing my own mind, I made it hard for Mabel, keeping late hours, igging her, and playing Cherie. Then, one day while Mabel was at work, I packed my clothes and left."
Etymology
Clipping of ignore.
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