pong

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Interjection 1.3 Etymology 1 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.2.1 Synonyms 1.4.2.2 Translations 1.5 Etymology 3 1.5.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

[edit] Interjection

pong!

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (British) spoken in order to claim an item after another person wants to give away that item and says "ping".

   Ping! Pong! Ha ha, it's a sweet wrapper!

[edit] Etymology 1

From ping, via the pairing of ping-pong.

[edit] Noun

pong (plural pongs)

1. (networking) A packet that is replying to a ping, and thereby indicating the presence of a host.

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[edit] Noun

pong (plural pongs)

1. (Australian, New Zealand, British, slang) A stench, a bad smell.

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[edit] Verb

to pong (third-person singular simple present pongs, present participle ponging, simple past and past participle ponged)

1. (Australian, New Zealand, British, slang) To stink, to smell bad.

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• (stink): reek, smell, stink

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[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Noun

pong (plural pongs)

1. In the game of mahjong, a set of three identical tiles.