pong

American  

[pong, pawng] / pɒŋ, pɔŋ /

noun

1. an unpleasant smell; stink.

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verb (used without object)

1. to have a disagreeable smell; stink.

pong British  

/ pɒŋ /

noun

1. a disagreeable or offensive smell; stink

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verb

1. (intr) to give off an unpleasant smell; stink

Other Word Forms

• pongy adjective

Etymology

Origin of pong

First recorded in 1915–20; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

The anniversary, she said, is “like emotional ping pong. You want to be positive. But at the same time — I mean, look around. At least now you see a lot of construction.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chalamet’s marketing deck is full of outrageous, sky-high ideas, like an orange blimp that drops ping pong balls as it sails over Los Angeles.

From Salon

Rachel’s egg becomes the moon; the moon becomes a ping pong ball.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's his goal and it's his passion and it's his job to elevate the sport of ping pong. That's what makes him great" even if, at times, that pursuit leads him down a dead-end path.

From Barron's

An American Airlines pilot, Ron Weiland was 54 years old and in good physical shape when he mysteriously lost his ability to play ping pong.

From The Wall Street Journal