G

From a modification of the Latin letter C (“ce”), from the Etruscan letter 𐌂 (c, “ce”), from the Ancient Greek letter Γ (G, “gamma”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (g, “giml”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌙.

Letter

G (lower case g)

The seventh letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Symbol

G

(metrology) giga-.
gauss.
(biochemistry) glycine, a natural amino acid.
(biochemistry) Any of the nucleotides guanodine, nucleoside guanosine, or nucleobase guanine, which are components of DNA.
(physics) The gravitational constant in the formula F = Gm₁m₂/r²; sometimes called "big G" to distinguish from g for the acceleration of gravity.
(music) The major chord with a root of G.
(medicine) Symbol for the Birmingham gauge.
Coordinate term: F (“French gauge”)
(linguistics) A wildcard for a glide or semivowel
(clothing) Bra cup size.

Gallery

Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase versions of G, in normal and italic type
Uppercase and lowercase G in Fraktur

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(letter name): IPA^(key): /dʒiː/
Audio (UK): (file)
Rhymes: -iː

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g, plural Gs or G's)

The seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.
- 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
  On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

Number

G (upper case, lower case g)

The ordinal number seventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Noun

G (countable and uncountable, plural Gs)

(sports, baseball) Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).
(US, politics) Green.
(US, of a movie) General (suitable for a general audience).
(sports) Abbreviation of goals (a sports statistic).
Ground floor (of a building).
A galaxy.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Gravity.
(chiefly US) Abbreviation of grand (“thousand (dollars, pounds etc.)”).
- 1994, The Notorious B.I.G. (lyrics and music), “Juicy”, in Ready to Die, performed by The Notorious B.I.G.:
  Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis / When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this / 50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa / Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur / Phone bill about two G's flat / No need to worry, my accountant handles that / And my whole crew is loungin' / Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'
- 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown‎^[1], performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
  Just really want to smoke my weed, fuck these hoes, and stack my Gs.
- 2010 September 9, Gloria Campisi, “Psychologist sues city for 100G, alleging beating by cop earlier this year”, in Philadelphia Inquirer:
  Psychologist sues city for 100G, alleging beating by cop earlier this year
- 2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane, spoken by Nathan (Simon Manyonda):
  See the hoverboard-riding geezer? This close to payin' a G for a shot of my cousin Calvin's molars.
(grammar) Abbreviation of genitive case.
(UK, education) The academic grade that comes next below F.
(slang) Abbreviation of gangster; often used to address one's friend.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend
- 1995 August 1, “Gangsta's Paradise”, in Gangsta's Paradise, performed by Coolio featuring L.V.:
  I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like / On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
- 2014, Skepta, Jme (lyrics and music), “That's Not Me” (track 10), in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta featuring Jme:
  Love for the G's in the ends / But we don't love no girls in the ends / Last time I fell in love with a sket / But trust me, I will never do that again
(economics) Abbreviation of government spending.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Alternative letter-case form of g (unit of gravitational acceleration).
(drug slang) Short for gamma-hydroxybutyrate or gamma-butyrolactone.
- 2017, James Wharton, Something for the Weekend‎^[2], Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
  Friday afternoon, 4.30. The order has gone to my dealer: two bags of meph, 50ml of G.
(obsolete, chemistry) glucinum.
(nautical, historical) Initialism of grog: marked in the ship's books when a sailor took the daily rum ration
Coordinate term: T

Alternative forms

G.

Derived terms

(gravity): 1-G
(astronomy): ClG
(sports): GF, GA
(others): Chatty G, G-girl

Related terms

(gangster): O.G.

Afar

Letter

G

The fourteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

(letter name): IPA^(key): /χɪə/

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

The seventh letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

G (plural G's, diminutive G'tjie)

G

Angami

Letter

G

The fifteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Azerbaijani

Letter

G upper case (lower case g)

The ninth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡe/, [ɡe̞]

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

The seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called ge and written in the Latin script.