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name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌpiː ɛn ˈd͡ʒiː/
  • /ˈpɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /pɪŋ/
  • /ˌpiːɛnˈd͡ʒiː/
  • rhymes with -ɪŋ
  • rhymes with -iː

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name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Portable Network Graphics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: file format

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Papua New Guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Hokkien.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A Portable Network Graphics file.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A spritesheet, in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format, containing all sprites used for a VTuber's avatar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: VTuber fandom slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of persona non grata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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8

verb

Meaning 8

To declare someone a persona non grata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • After my cover blew up I was PNGed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hokkien 方 (Png).