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pong

[pong, pawng]

noun

  1. an unpleasant smell; stink.



verb (used without object)

  1. to have a disagreeable smell; stink.

pong

/ ɒŋ /

noun

  1. a disagreeable or offensive smell; stink

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈDzԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pong1

First recorded in 1915–20; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pong1

C20: perhaps from Romany pan to stink
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Example Sentences

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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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If the "ping pong" between the two Houses continues, there's a small chance the entire bill could be shelved; I'm told it's unlikely but not impossible.

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The arc of the series is involved mainly with their sorting and resorting themselves into couples, however briefly, as they navigate various youth rituals and rites of passage, like beer pong and getting fake IDs.

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Although Misek’s patient consumed an unknown amount of pong pong seeds, there have been deaths reported with people who ate just one of its seeds, he said.

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