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

I played their game like ping pong, returning their quick-fire questions.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times