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

Pop star Post Malone challenged the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce to beer pong and ended up with their autographs tattooed on his body.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2022

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

The technique is known as xenointoxication, which sounds like intergalactic beer pong but in medical pathology is Greek for "poisoning the guest."

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2012

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