"GG" meaning in English

See GG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dʒiː dʒiː/ [UK, US] Audio: En-au-GG.ogg Forms: G.G. [alternative], G. G. [alternative], G.-G. [alternative], G-G [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} GG (not comparable)
  1. (Singapore, informal, colloquial) Likely to have an undesirable outcome, which one cannot change or escape from. Tags: Singapore, colloquial, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-GG-en-adj-zf-eB5We Categories (other): Singapore English
  2. (video games) That lets the player doing/using it win a game, with zero possibility of counterplay. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (done for): doomed, finished, dead meat
    Sense id: en-GG-en-adj-kQNsy3o8 Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 19 19 13 7 3 6 13 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 11 16 17 12 7 7 7 11 4 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'done for': 31 69

Interjection

IPA: /dʒiː dʒiː/ [UK, US] Audio: En-au-GG.ogg Forms: gg [alternative], G.G. [alternative], G. G. [alternative], G.-G. [alternative], G-G [alternative]
  1. (online gaming, slang) Initialism of good game; commonly used at the end of a gaming match; also sometimes used to end an argument. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: good game (extra: commonly used at the end of a gaming match; also sometimes used to end an argument)
    Sense id: en-GG-en-intj-en:good_game Categories (other): Video games, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 13 0 0 2 4 7 11 11 7 4 1 3 9 1 1 1 4 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 0 0 1 4 8 12 12 7 2 0 2 9 0 1 1 4 7 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 19 19 13 7 3 6 13 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 11 16 17 12 7 7 7 11 4 Topics: games, gaming
  2. (slang) Initialism of good going; may be used genuinely or sarcastically. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: good going (extra: may be used genuinely or sarcastically)
    Sense id: en-GG-en-intj-en:good_going Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 13 0 0 2 4 7 11 11 7 4 1 3 9 1 1 1 4 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 0 0 1 4 8 12 12 7 2 0 2 9 0 1 1 4 7 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 19 19 13 7 3 6 13 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 11 16 17 12 7 7 7 11 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: GGEZ, GGWP, GGs

Proper name

IPA: /dʒiː dʒiː/ [UK, US] Audio: En-au-GG.ogg Forms: G.G. [alternative], G. G. [alternative], G.-G. [alternative], G-G [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} GG
  1. (Internet) Initialism of Gamergate /GamerGate. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Gamergate /GamerGate
    Sense id: en-GG-en-name-rm7jDq8l Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 19 19 13 7 3 6 13 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 11 16 17 12 7 7 7 11 4
  2. (Internet) Initialism of Google Groups. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Google Groups Related terms: GGs [alternative]
    Sense id: en-GG-en-name-ddt78JkY Categories (other): Internet
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: GGer

Noun

IPA: /dʒiː dʒiː/ [UK, US] Audio: En-au-GG.ogg Forms: GGs [plural], G.G. [alternative], G. G. [alternative], G.-G. [alternative], G-G [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} GG (plural GGs)
  1. (politics) Initialism of governor general or governor-general. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: governor general or governor-general
    Sense id: en-GG-en-noun-X5X1WDgP Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
  2. (linguistics) Initialism of generative grammar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: generative grammar
    Sense id: en-GG-en-noun-GE2aertb Categories (other): Linguistics, Singlish Disambiguation of Singlish: 14 5 8 8 8 9 9 24 8 6 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (LGBTQ slang, offensive) Initialism of genetic girl or genuine girl. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, offensive Alternative form of: genetic girl or genuine girl
    Sense id: en-GG-en-noun-B~9hxIw3 Categories (other): LGBTQ, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Female, Gender, Transgender Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 19 19 13 7 3 6 13 1 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 8 11 16 17 12 7 7 7 11 4 Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Gender: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 65 0 Disambiguation of Transgender: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
  4. (slang, pornography) Initialism of girl/girl. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: girl/girl
    Sense id: en-GG-en-noun-lpcW6MfC Categories (other): Pornography Topics: lifestyle, media, pornography, sexuality

Inflected forms

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      "form": "G.-G.",
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          "name": "Transgender",
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "G.G.",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "G. G.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "G.-G.",
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    },
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        {
          "ref": "2007 March 7, Thomas Kwok, Camping Grounds 2.0, What a week, accessed on 2015-10-22",
          "text": "Physics test today was out of the world…Honestly I think I’m going to fail big time…I didn’t know I had to study statics! What’s the point in testing LAST year’s work? Like wtf lawl…So i think I flung that section…GG liao lor…"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 November 18, QQfufa, Hardware Zone Singapore, Liverpool GG liao la, accessed on 2015-10-22",
          "text": "Liverpool GG liao la. Steven Jialat hamstring problem. Dirk Kuyt ankle problem. take west ham win this saturday."
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          "ref": "2013 December 23, BBdotcom Enterprise, Facebook, retrieved 22 Oct 2015:",
          "text": "GG liao.. I can't get in to my account liao ... Keep say someone inside...",
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        {
          "ref": "2015 October 20, Kitaro9202, Hardware Zone Singapore, GG liao moi go Malaysia forgot off my data roaming, accessed on 2015-10-22",
          "text": "Gg liao moi go Malaysia forgot to off my data roaming Den i check singtel app saying 1mb data roaming = $25."
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        "Likely to have an undesirable outcome, which one cannot change or escape from."
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        "(Singapore, informal, colloquial) Likely to have an undesirable outcome, which one cannot change or escape from."
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          "_dis": "8 11 16 17 12 7 7 7 11 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English words spelled without vowels",
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        "(video games) That lets the player doing/using it win a game, with zero possibility of counterplay."
      ],
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          "word": "doomed"
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          "sense": "done for",
          "word": "finished"
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      "form": "G.-G.",
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Internet",
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        {
          "_dis": "7 12 19 19 13 7 3 6 13 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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    {
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