noun
RPG
noun
1
A role-playing game, in which players take on the identity of characters in a story.
"She spent the whole weekend playing an RPG with her friends."
2
A rocket-propelled grenade, a shoulder-fired weapon that launches an explosive projectile.
"The soldiers took cover from RPG fire."
How to Use RPG
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually short for either a role-playing video game/tabletop game, or a rocket-propelled grenade launcher — context tells you which.
When to use it
Almost always written as the initialism, rarely spelled out.
Word Forms
RPGed past tense, RPG'd past tense, RPG'ed past tense, RPGs singular, RPG's singular
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Etymology
An abbreviation — "role-playing game" in the gaming sense, and (via Russian military terminology) "rocket-propelled grenade" in the weapons sense.