Msg
name, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of monosodium glutamate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"“We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.”"
- 2 Abbreviation of message. abbreviation, alt-of
"Of the msgs on the voicemail we checked, what surprised us the most were the appointment confirmations from gun ranges and attendance requests from Hasidics seeking a minyan."
- 3 white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking wordnet
- 4 Any chemically free glutamate. broadly, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 Abbreviation of message. abbreviation, alt-of, uncommon
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Madison Square Garden. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples"Some Chinese food has a lot of MSG in it."
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.