gg

What it means

"GG" is gaming slang short for "good game," said at the end of a match as polite sportsmanship between players. Outside gaming it's used sarcastically to mean a situation is hopelessly over or doomed ("the deadline is tomorrow — gg").

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Examples

• GG everyone, great match.
• We lost three players in a row, gg.
• He quit with one objective left, gg no re.
• Wifi died mid-final boss. GG.

Where it comes from

An acronym for 'good game' rooted in competitive online gaming and esports culture from the late 1990s onward. Typing 'gg' became standard match etiquette and later a sarcastic shorthand for defeat.

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