pong

[pong, pawng] /pɒŋ, pɔŋ/
noun
1.
an unpleasant smell; stink.
verb (used without object)
2.
to have a disagreeable smell; stink.
Origin
1915-20; of obscure origin
Examples from the web for pong
  • It stretches credulity to get into a serious argument about which country is better at curling, diving, ping pong and badminton.
  • Carefully place the second ping pong ball in the air stream.
British Dictionary definitions for pong

pong

/pɒŋ/
noun
1.
a disagreeable or offensive smell; stink
verb
2.
(intransitive) to give off an unpleasant smell; stink
Derived Forms
pongy, adjective
Word Origin
C20: perhaps from Romany pan to stink
Word Origin and History for pong
n.

by late 1960s as an abbreviation of ping-pong. The electronic arcade game (with capital P-) was released 1972.

Slang definitions & phrases for pong

pong 1

noun

A Chinese or a person of Chinese extraction (1906+ Australian)


pong 2

noun

A smell; a stink: when I catch that pong in the air

[1919+; origin unknown; perhaps fr Romany pan, ''stink'']


pong in Technology
games
A computer game invented in 1972 by Atari's Nolan Bushnell. The game is a minimalist rendering of table tennis. Each of the two players are represented as a white slab, controllable by a knob, which deflects a bouncing ball. The goal of the game is to "AVOID MISSING BALL FOR HIGH SCORE".
Yahoo (https://yahoo.com/Recreation/Games/Video_Games/Classic_Arcade_Games/Titles/Pong/).
(1997-11-23)