beer pong

American  

[pong, pawng] / pɒŋ, pɔŋ /

noun

1. a game in which two teams take turns throwing a Ping-Pong ball across a table, aiming to get it into one of the cups of beer at the opposing team's end of the table, forcing their opponents to drink the beer.

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Usage

What does beer pong mean? Beer pong is a drinking game in which the objective is to throw a ping-pong ball into an opponent’s cups (which are full of beer). If a ball makes it into a cup, the opponent must drink the beer from that cup. How is beer pong pronounced?[beer pong]

Etymology

Origin of beer pong

First recorded in 1970–75; beer + (Ping-)Pong

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Example Sentences

Greece looks ghastly in Molly Manning Walker’s riveting debut that goes from raucous to hungover and back to raucous faster than a bouncing beer pong.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

The chaotic, two-floor Manhattan Barstool headquarters is cluttered and feels more like a frat house preparing to host a beer pong tournament than the office of a budding media empire.

From Fox News • Feb. 22, 2019

At lunch, Bezos played beer pong, minus the beer, against a robotic arm.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2018

Billiard tables have been topped with glass, good for table tennis and beer pong.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2016

Urgo says that the Pub is not trying to take away business from “the Door,” which has been a student favorite for decades and lately is known for its beer pong tables.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2012