RPG

Initialism. When applied to a "rocket-propelled grenade" it derives from Russian РПГ (RPG), initialism of ручной противотанковый гранатомёт (ručnoj protivotankovyj granatomjót, “hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”), of which "rocket-propelled grenade" is a backronym.

RPG (plural RPGs)

1. (games) A roleplaying game.
2. (weaponry) A rocket propelled grenade.
3. (basketball) Rebounds per game.
4. (computing) A Report Program Generator.

• (games): RPGer, ARPG, CRPG, JRPG, WRPG

• (gaming): LARP

• GPR, GRP, Grp., PRG, grp

English

RPG m (invariable)

1. (gaming) RPG; role-playing game

From English RPG.

• IPA^(key): [a̠ːɾɯ̟ᵝpʲiːʑiː]

RPG (katakana アールピージー, rōmaji ārupījī)

1. Abbreviation of ロールプレイングゲーム (rōru-pureingu gēmu, “role-playing game”).

RPG m (plural RPGs)

1. (games) roleplaying game (type of game in which the players assume the role of a character)