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ig

ig is the alternative form of igg.

ig is the alternative letter-case form of IG.

Meaning of igg

Verb

igg (third-person singular simple present iggs, present participle igging, simple past and past participle igged)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To ignore deliberately.
    • But not knowing my own mind, I made it hard for Mabel, keeping late hours, igging her, and playing Cherie. Then, one day while Mabel was at work, I packed my clothes and left.1953, Langston Hughes, ‘Simple Takes a Wife’, in 2002, Donna Sullivan Harper (editor), The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The Early Simple Stories, Volume 7, page 202

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Phrase capitalized: IG

IG

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of I guess.

Noun (1) capitalized: IG

IG (plural IGs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of inspector general.
    • 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.2025 February 11, Jennifer Hansler, “USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency”, in CNN

Proper noun capitalized: IG

IG

  1. (abbreviation, social media) Abbreviation of Instagram.
    • Rap bitches tell their team: "Make em like Barbie" / Had to come off IG so they can't stalk me2018, “Barbie Tingz (Target version)”, in Queen, performed by Nicki Minaj
    • One day I was lurkin' on IG, thirsty, full of the purple2020, Moneybagg Yo, “Match My Fly”, in Time Served

Adjective capitalized: IG

IG (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation, slang) Abbreviation of in-game.
    Antonyms:
    IRL

Noun (2) capitalized: Ig

Ig (plural Igs)

  1. (symbol) Symbol for immunoglobulin = immune globulin.
    Synonyms:
    Ab, antibody
    Antonyms:
    Ag, antigen

Synonyms of ig

Antonyms

Forms of ig

Verb
third-person singular presentigs
present participleigging
past participleigged
pastigged
Noun
pluralIGs
pluralIgs

Words formed from ig

Phrases with ig

Questions about ig

What is ig the alternative form of?
Ig is the alternative form of igg.
What part of speech is ig?
Ig can be a phrase, a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near ig in the dictionary

  1. IFVs
  2. ifykyk
  3. IFYPFY
  4. if–then
  5. if–thens
  6. ig
  7. Ig Nobel Prize
  8. Iga
  9. Iga ware
  10. Iga wares
  11. igad

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ig (page history and authors); IG (page history and authors); Ig (page history and authors); igg (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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