Meaning & use
NG
An informal abbreviation for 'no good', used especially in classified ads, reviews, and casual notes.
See it in a sentence
The listing marked the used laptop's battery as NG and priced it accordingly.
He scribbled 'NG' next to the test results that didn't meet the required standard.
A note on using this word
NG has other specialized meanings depending on context, such as 'nasogastric' in medicine or 'natural gas' in energy industries, so the intended sense depends on context.
Words with a similar meaning
defectiveunacceptable
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Words with an opposite meaning
okgood
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