"TNG" meaning in English

See TNG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Initialism of the next generation. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|the next generation}} Initialism of the next generation Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} TNG
  1. (BDSM) Of or pertaining to younger BDSM practitioners, typically under the age of approximately 35 years, especially as a collective. Categories (topical): BDSM
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-adj-WV~61wpq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 20 6 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 25 8 2 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 26 5 1 17 23 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TNG
  1. (historical) Initialism of Territory of New Guinea. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Territory of New Guinea
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-name-HyRsENny Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 20 6 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 25 8 2 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 26 5 1 17 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TNG
  1. Initialism of Trans–New Guinea. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Trans–New Guinea
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-name-fOy5E2JV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 20 6 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 25 8 2 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 26 5 1 17 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: Initialism of the next generation. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|the next generation}} Initialism of the next generation Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TNG
  1. (television) Initialism of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Star Trek (extra: The Next Generation) Categories (topical): Television, Star Trek
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-name-6u7Nor4M Disambiguation of Star Trek: 2 8 7 75 1 3 3 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TNG
  1. (historical) Initialism of Transitional National Government of Somalia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Transitional National Government of Somalia
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-name-cNSZTOKF Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} TNG (uncountable)
  1. Abbreviation of trinitroglycerin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: trinitroglycerin
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-noun-NRHSNyCP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 20 6 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 25 8 2 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 26 5 1 17 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: TNGs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of the next generation. Etymology templates: {{initialism|en|the next generation}} Initialism of the next generation Head templates: {{en-noun}} TNG (plural TNGs)
  1. (BDSM) A social club for younger BDSM practitioners, typically for those under the age of approximately 35 years. Categories (topical): BDSM
    Sense id: en-TNG-en-noun-Yd2JqdHw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 20 6 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 25 8 2 17 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 26 5 1 17 23 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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          "ref": "2013 December, Meg Barker, “Consent Is a Grey Area? A Comparison of Understandings of Consent in Fifty Shades of Grey and on the BDSM Blogosphere”, in Sexualities, volume 16, number 8, →DOI, →ISSN, page 907:",
          "text": "For example, some communities set up TNG (The Next Generation) groups to address the issue of young people coming into communities and being overwhelmed by attention from much older, and more experienced, dominants (a dynamic which is exacerbated by many older submissives having left the community following non-consensual experiences, MacAulay Millar, 2012).",
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          "text": "Research on these topics at college campuses might be difficult to conduct, particularly if the researchers do not want to focus on people who already identify with the BDSM community. The researchers might want to connect with local TNG (The Next Generation, for people 18-35 years old) groups, whose members might attend college.",
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          "text": "When asked about the demographic makeup of her TNG group, Megan explained that it was fairly diverse. Most participants are queer.",
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          "ref": "2019, Justine Roxanne Leiser, Deviants Performing Deviance: A Participant/Observer Case for BDSM as Performance (doctoral dissertation), University of Colorado, retrieved 2022-02-28:",
          "text": "He also noted that older crowds tended to be a lot more sexual in their play, and that many of the older folx in the community also were often members of other alternative lifestyle communities, namely that of “swinging.” This, he explained, is different from most of the TNG crowd, who are at BDSM clubs to participate in things like suspensions, needle play, extreme degradation and S&M, pony or puppy play, etc.",
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          "text": "Many kink communities have a TNG group in their area, and local dungeons will have TNG play party nights where only members who are 18-35 can attend.",
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          "ref": "2017 March 29, Stella Dance, “NYC TOHP Interview Transcript #036”, interview by Michelle Esther O'Brien, New York City Trans Oral History Project, New York: New York Public Library, retrieved March 2, 2022, page 22",
          "text": "TESTNG was one of the first two TNGs to ever exist, which was a sort of, TES is an extremely hierarchical organization and there are all these little sub-organizations within it, so there’s all these branches, you know, and there’s one specifically for women tops or femme tops who have submissive bottoms, there’s one specifically for people who are into master and slave relationships."
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          "text": "Research on these topics at college campuses might be difficult to conduct, particularly if the researchers do not want to focus on people who already identify with the BDSM community. The researchers might want to connect with local TNG (The Next Generation, for people 18-35 years old) groups, whose members might attend college.",
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          "text": "He also noted that older crowds tended to be a lot more sexual in their play, and that many of the older folx in the community also were often members of other alternative lifestyle communities, namely that of “swinging.” This, he explained, is different from most of the TNG crowd, who are at BDSM clubs to participate in things like suspensions, needle play, extreme degradation and S&M, pony or puppy play, etc.",
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