Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rpg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
rpg
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of rebound per game.

verb

To play a roleplaying game.

Intransitive verb

verb

To attack with a rocket-propelled grenade.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Initialism. When applied to a "rocket-propelled grenade" it derives from Russian РПГ (RPG), initialism of ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт (ručnój protivotánkovyj granatomjót, “hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”), of which "rocket-propelled grenade" is a backronym (though an accurate description of the weapon system).

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Inflected Forms

RPGs (plural) RPGs (present, singular) RPG's (present, singular) RPGing (participle, present) RPG'ing (participle, present) RPG-ing (participle, present) RPGed (participle, past) RPGed (past) RPG'd (participle, past) RPG'd (past) RPG'ed (participle, past) RPG'ed (past)

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Questions

What does rpg mean?
Initialism of Report Program Generator.
Where does rpg come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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