Rpg
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of roleplaying game. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"This is an RPG experience DBZ fans must have, but even if you've never seen DBZ, it's still an interesting game due to the unique fighting scenes and the ability to fly around the map."
- 2 Initialism of rocket-propelled grenade. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Initialism of rebound per game. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"The Nuggets star is averaging 24.9 PPG, 11.9 RPG (rebounds per game) and an agonizing 9.9 APG (assists per game) – demonstrating Jokić’s incredible all-around ability."
- 4 Initialism of research postgraduate. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 To play a roleplaying game. intransitive
"When I got to my new school, it didn’t take me too long to find a group to hang out with. We RPGed, talked books, movies, and comics. We played video games, both in person and in co-op."
- 2 To attack with a rocket-propelled grenade. transitive
"However, one group of Americans at the Embassy doesn’t creep around quivering in anxiety about being RPGed or machinegunned."
- 1 Initialism of Report Program Generator. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Example
More examples""That's pretty much a cookie-cutter RPG." "An RPG where you cut cookies? How silly is that?""
Etymology
Initialism. When applied to a "rocket-propelled grenade" it derives from Russian РПГ (RPG), initialism of ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт (ručnój protivotánkovyj granatomjót, “hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”), of which "rocket-propelled grenade" is a backronym (though an accurate description of the weapon system).
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