erg
noun
- unit of energy and mechanical work; 100 nanojoules
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɜːɡ/ / /ɝɡ/
name
- Initialism of European Research Group (“Eurosceptic/pro-Brexit publicly funded political activist group subdivision of the UK Conservatives”).
“John Major struggled endlessly with Eurosceptics he termed “bastards”, while May’s nemesis was the European Research Group, or ERG, the longstanding alliance of Brexit ultras.”
noun
Etymology: Shortening.
- An ergometer.
verb
Etymology: Shortening.
- To use an ergometer.
“I erg every morning.”
“She erged a steady state piece.”