PG

See also: pg, Pg, pg., .pg, P&G, Pg., and P.G.

Translingual

Symbol

PG

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Papua New Guinea.

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English

Etymology

Initialism.

Adjective

PG (not comparable)

1. Suitable for viewing, reading, or listening, by minors.
   • 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The Onion AV Club^[1]:

     More significantly, rigid deference to Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.

Noun

PG (plural PGs)

1. (Britain, US) Parental Guidance (used to rate motion pictures that may be viewed by minors at their parents' discretion)
2. (chiefly Britain) Paying guest.
3. (basketball) Point guard.
4. (slang) Paregoric.
   • 1948, William S. Burroughs, letter, 30 Nov 1948:

     Taking along a pint of P.G. and a large supply of goof balls to taper off.

Proper noun

PG

1. Initialism of Proto-Germanic.
2. Initialism of Persian Gulf.

Anagrams

• GP

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Italian

Initialism

PG

1. procuratore generale
2. procura generale
3. (dated) Perugia (on car number plates)