IG

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ig"

English

Phrase

IG

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I guess.

Noun

IG (plural IGs)

1. Initialism of inspector general.

   Coordinate term: OIG

   • 2025 February 11, Jennifer Hansler, “USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     An IG conducts investigations and audits into any potential malfeasance, fraud, waste or abuse by a government agency or its personnel, and issues reports and recommendations on its findings.

Translations

inspector general

• French: BIG (IG's Office)

Proper noun

IG

1. (social media) Abbreviation of Instagram.
   • 2018, “Barbie Tingz (Target version)”, in Queen, performed by Nicki Minaj:

     Rap bitches tell their team: "Make em like Barbie" / Had to come off IG so they can't stalk me

   • 2020, Moneybagg Yo, “Match My Fly”, in Time Served:

     One day I was lurkin' on IG, thirsty, full of the purple

   • 2021, “On Me”, in Parallel World, performed by Cadence Weapon:

     Face ID on me, white programmer so they don’t see it’s me / Got fans on me, IG story, know where I be

   • 2024, “Denial is a river”, performed by Doechii:

     Nice, clean, nigga did me dirtier than laundry / Took a scroll through his IG / Just to get a DM from his wifey (What the fuck?)

2. (epigraphy) Latin IG.

Adjective

IG (not comparable)

1. (video games, slang) Abbreviation of in-game.

   Antonym: IRL

Anagrams

• G. I., G.I., GI, gi

Latin

Proper noun

IG

1. initialism of Inscriptiones Graecae Greek Inscriptions: a collection of ancient Greek inscriptions.

Related terms

• SIG
• SEG

See also

• CIL
• CSEL

Further reading

• Inscriptiones Graecae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Instagram, abbreviated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiɡ/ [ˈiɣ̞]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: IG

Proper noun

IG

1. (informal) Instagram

Noun

IG m (plural IGs)

1. (informal) a user account belonging to Instagram.
2. (informal) a message sent using Instagram.

Swedish

Etymology

Since mid-1990s.

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Adjective

IG (not comparable)

1. abbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd, a failing grade in a school examination (secondary and late primary education)

   Synonym: U

   Coordinate terms: G, VG, MVG

   Jag fick IG på tentan förra veckan.

   I got a failing grade on the exam last week.