GG
See also: gg, Gg, .gg, and Gg.
Translingual
Symbol
GG
- The symbol for the gigagauss, a unit of magnetic field strength in the cgs system of units.
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Guernsey since 2006.
- Synonym: GGY (alpha-3)
- (UK, clothing) Bra cup size.
English
Alternative forms
- G.G., G. G., G.-G., G-G (depending on the sense)
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /dʒiː dʒiː/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
GG (plural GGs)
- (politics) Initialism of governor general or governor-general.
- (linguistics) Initialism of generative grammar.
- (LGBT slang, offensive) Initialism of genetic girl or genuine girl.
Interjection
GG
- (online gaming, slang) Good game; commonly used at the end of a gaming match; also sometimes used to end an argument.
- (slang) Good going; may be used genuinely or sarcastically.
Derived terms
- GGEZ
- GGWP
Adjective
GG (not comparable)
- (Singapore, informal, colloquial) Likely to have an undesirable outcome, which one cannot change or escape from.
- 2007 March 7, Thomas Kwok, Camping Grounds 2.0, What a week, accessed on 2015-10-22:
- 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…
- 2010 November 18, QQfufa, Hardware Zone Singapore, Liverpool GG liao la, accessed on 2015-10-22:
- Liverpool GG liao la. Steven Jialat hamstring problem. Dirk Kuyt ankle problem. take west ham win this saturday.
- 2013 December 23, BBdotcom Enterprise, Facebook, , accessed on 2015-10-22:
- GG liao.. I can't get in to my account liao ... Keep say someone inside...
- 2015 October 20, Kitaro9202, Hardware Zone Singapore, GG liao moi go Malaysia forgot off my data roaming, accessed on 2015-10-22:
- Gg liao moi go Malaysia forgot to off my data roaming Den i check singtel app saying 1mb data roaming = $25.
- 2007 March 7, Thomas Kwok, Camping Grounds 2.0, What a week, accessed on 2015-10-22:
Usage notes
Most commonly used with other Singlish particles, particularly liao.
Synonyms
- (done for): doomed; finished; dead meat.
Proper noun
GG
- (Internet) Gamergate
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
GG
- (Internet slang) Alternative form of 哥哥 (gēge).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English GG (“good game”).
Pronunciation
Verb
GG
- (Internet slang) to be done for; to be doomed (especially in a game)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
GG
- (Internet slang) Short for Google.
Pronunciation
Noun
GG
- (Internet slang) Alternative form of 雞雞/鸡鸡 (jījī).
French
Alternative forms
- G.G., G. G., G.-G., G-G
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒe/
Audio (file)
Noun
GG m (plural GG)
- (politics) Abbreviation of gouverneur-générale (“governor-general”).
Noun
GG f (plural GG)
- (politics) Abbreviation of gouverneure-générale (“female governor-general”).
German
Noun
GG
- (German VDP wine classification) Initialism of Großes Gewächs.