"eg" meaning in Englisch

See eg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Abbreviation

IPA: iːˈdʒiː, ˌfɔɹɪɡˈzɑːmpł̩, -ˈzæm-
  1. alternative (vorwiegend britische) Schreibweise für e.g. (exempli gratia, zum Beispiel)
    Sense id: de-eg-en-abbrev-NYY4HM63
  2. evil grin
    Sense id: de-eg-en-abbrev-MIvlhNhR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hehe Hypernyms: g Translations: z. B. (Deutsch) Translations (Netzjargon: evil grin): fg (Deutsch)
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Abkürzung (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "g"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "abbrev",
  "pos_title": "Abkürzung",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              42
            ],
            [
              54,
              56
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Internet slang uses many abbreviations (eg \"gn8\" and \"eg\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative (vorwiegend britische) Schreibweise für e.g. (exempli gratia, zum Beispiel)"
      ],
      "id": "de-eg-en-abbrev-NYY4HM63",
      "raw_tags": [
        "informell"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "text": "now you get what you deserve *eg*"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "evil grin"
      ],
      "id": "de-eg-en-abbrev-MIvlhNhR",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Netzjargon"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "iːˈdʒiː",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for example"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˌfɔɹɪɡˈzɑːmpł̩",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for example"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-ˈzæm-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for example"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "hehe"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "abbreviation"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "z. B."
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Netzjargon: evil grin",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "fg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eg"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Abkürzung (Englisch)",
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "g"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "abbrev",
  "pos_title": "Abkürzung",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              42
            ],
            [
              54,
              56
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Internet slang uses many abbreviations (eg \"gn8\" and \"eg\")"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative (vorwiegend britische) Schreibweise für e.g. (exempli gratia, zum Beispiel)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "informell"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "text": "now you get what you deserve *eg*"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "evil grin"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Netzjargon"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "iːˈdʒiː",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for example"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˌfɔɹɪɡˈzɑːmpł̩",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for example"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-ˈzæm-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for example"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "hehe"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "abbreviation"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "z. B."
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Netzjargon: evil grin",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "fg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eg"
}

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