FNG
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Initialism of fucking new guy.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
"Two agents in a dark blue sedan were waiting for me. One of them, Jim Heekin, took charge immediately, and also put me in my place. "You must be the FNG," he said as we shook hands."
Quoted attestation: 2003: — https://web.archive.org/web/20050403063411/http://www.twbookmark.com/features/jamespatterson/chapters/bigbad
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “FNG” mean?
Initialism of fucking new guy.
Is “FNG” formal or informal?
FNG is generally slang.