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Ig

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. immunoglobulin.

I.G. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Indo-Germanic.

  2. Inspector General.

IG British  

abbreviation

  1. Indo-Germanic (languages)

  2. Inspector General

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Despite the silliness, many scientists appreciate the Ig Nobels.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

"During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country," Ig Nobel founder Marc Abrahams said in a statement on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Organised by the journal Annals of Improbable Research and co-sponsored by Harvard-Radcliffe groups, the 34-year-old Ig Nobel awards 10 prizes annually, aiming to ”make people laugh, then think… celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative”.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

In September, his preprint received an Ig Nobel Prize, a satirical award that promotes research that “makes people laugh, then think.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Ig, Ij, or Irej, capital of the Shawánkárs.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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