pong
A stench, a bad smellA stench, a bad smell.
» Ping pong is also called table tennis.
Pingpong nennt man auch Tischtennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Пинг-понг называют также настольным теннисом. — Vixen96
Пінг-понг також називають настільним тенісом. — deniko
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2 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang)A stench, a bad smell.
1992, Bryce Courtenay, Tandia, Volume 1, 2011, Read How You Want, page 109, She sniffed, squiffing up her nose. ‘What a pong! Do they all smell like this?’
2000, Susan Sallis, 2011, unnumbered page, ‘I see what you mean about the pong. I couldn′t smell it on myself but I can smell it on you!’
an unpleasant smell
A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.
Examples
29 sentencesPing pong is also called table tennis.
Пінг-понг також називають настільним тенісом. — deniko
ruПинг-понг называют также настольным теннисом. — Vixen96
dePingpong nennt man auch Tischtennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary are still playing ping pong.
Том та Мері все ще грають у настільний теніс. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри всё ещё играют в настольный теннис. — wess
deTom und Maria spielen noch immer Tischtennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary played ping pong.
ruТом и Мэри играли в пинг-понг. — odexed
How well can you play ping-pong?
Tom can't remember which ping-pong paddle is his.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Probably from Romani pan (“to stink”). From ping, via the pairing of ping pong.Probably from Romani pan (“to stink”).
From ping, via the pairing of ping pong.
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Forms
plural: pongsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an unpleasant smell:niff
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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