"IG" meaning in English

See IG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} IG (not comparable)
  1. (video games, slang) Abbreviation of in-game. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang Alternative form of: in-game Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-IG-en-adj-7kJMDzAR Topics: video-games

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} IG
  1. Abbreviation of Instagram. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Instagram Categories (topical): Instagram
    Sense id: en-IG-en-name-1XT20v9V Disambiguation of Instagram: 4 74 8 12 2
  2. (epigraphy) Latin IG.
    Sense id: en-IG-en-name-5I-TlmtL Topics: epigraphy, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

Noun

Forms: IGs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IG (plural IGs)
  1. Initialism of inspector general. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: inspector general Translations (inspector general): BIG (english: IG's Office) (French)
    Sense id: en-IG-en-noun-5YSm40ch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 6 9 59 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 5 6 74 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 6 7 36 2 6 26 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 4 4 41 1 4 28 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 8 9 62 5

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} IG
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I guess. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: I guess
    Sense id: en-IG-en-phrase-ZxeMCPZZ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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