tg

Etymology

noun

1. glass transition temperature

noun

1. Initialism of temporary gentleman.
   you can get rid of a man you don't like by writing a letter of introduction and putting him, with it, into the train. TG's are best treated thus. 1888, Rudyard Kipling, 'A Friend's Friend', Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 176
2. Initialism of transformational grammar.
3. (LGBT, dated) A transgender person.
   Often, TGs are forced to revert to their original gender in order to obtain services. 1997, Nancy Goldstein, Jennifer L Manlowe, The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women
4. Initialism of thyroglobulin.

adj

1. (LGBT) Initialism of transgender.
2. (linguistics) Initialism of transformative-generative.

intj

1. Initialism of thank God.