pong

[pong, pawng]

noun

1. an unpleasant smell; stink.

verb (used without object)

1. to have a disagreeable smell; stink.

pong

/ pɒŋ /

noun

1. a disagreeable or offensive smell; stink

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• pongy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pong¹

First recorded in 1915–20; of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of pong¹

C20: perhaps from Romany pan to stink

Example Sentences

They were standing in broad daylight in a Brooklyn park playing the “ping pong shake,” a game in which they were to shake ping-pong balls out of an empty Kleenex box strapped to their waist.

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But Chalamet’s irresistible charms will go a long way in tampering that distaste, especially as a wily ping pong player.

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“Our country deserves better than a Congress that plays ping pong with our economy and our security.”

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Calvert hugs a friend after playing ping pong at the London Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz, Calif.

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That would see it go back and forth between the two Houses of Parliament, known as ping pong.

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