Meaning of MSG | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of message.
   abbreviation, alt-of
2. Initialism of monosodium glutamate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. Initialism of Madison Square Garden.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Any chemically free glutamate.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

Examples

““We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.””

“Of the msgs on the voicemail we checked, what surprised us the most were the appointment confirmations from gun ranges and attendance requests from Hasidics seeking a minyan.”

CEFR level