Pg
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of parental guidance, a rating for a film that may be viewed by minors at their parents' discretion. British, India, Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
"I've had it. That's it George! For one year now, I've been providing X-rated entertainment and you reciprocate with PG! It's an iniquitous arrangement!"
- 2 Abbreviation of page. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Initialism of paying guest. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 4 paying guest house India, broadly, countable
"While a significant number of PGs in the city have shut down over the last year, many others are struggling to stay afloat."
- 5 Initialism of point guard. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of paregoric, a painkiller. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
"Taking along a pint of P.G. and a large supply of goof balls to taper off."
- 7 Initialism of proteoglycan. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of propylene glycol. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of phosphogypsum. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of postgraduate. India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"This new plan builds on this foundation, with the government noting a remarkable 127% increase in MBBS seats and a 143% rise in PG seats since 2014."
- 1 Initialism of parental guidance: suitable for viewing, reading, or listening, by minors. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
"More significantly, rigid deference to Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing."
- 2 Initialism of postgraduate India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
- 1 Initialism of Proto-Germanic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of Persian Gulf. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of Power Girl (“DC Comics superheroine”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Although Supergirl fans will relish page 4, I believe the first panel of 5 says it all: after a full force ramming by SG, PG just casually tosses her into a wall. Now *that's* Power Girl."
- 4 Abbreviation of Prince George's County. abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 Initialism of Pokémon Go. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Initialism of Project Gutenberg. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 7 Initialism of Procter & Gamble. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"P&G (PG) wants people who purchased the affected products — which were sold in stores across the United States, as well as online — to throw them away, and the company is offering full refunds."
- 8 Initialism of Paul Graham, English-American programmer and venture capitalist (b. 1964). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"“If Sam [Altman] smiles, it’s super deliberate,” a former YC founder says. “Sam has smiled uncontrollably only once, when PG told him to take over YC.”"
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More examples"More significantly, rigid deference to Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing."
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