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

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From Los Angeles Times

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From Los Angeles Times

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From Seattle Times

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From Washington Times