Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Tennis played with small rackets upon a table on which the courts may be marked.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun [originally a trade name An indoor modification of lawn tennis played with small bats, or battledores, and a very light, hollow, celluloid ball, on a large table divided across the middle by a net. Also called
table tennis . - noun A size of photograph a little larger than a postage stamp.
- intransitive verb To play ping-pong.
- intransitive verb to bounce back and forth, in the manner of a ping-pong ball.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
ping pong .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ping-pong.
Examples
-
But what Solomon Islanders call ping-pong politics-frequent government changes, side-switching by politicians in search of more lucrative jobs and an obsession with the parliamentary numbers game-is taking its toll, increasing public disillusionment and leading to outbursts of violence.
-
“Maybe you could do that,” she says, her excited voice bouncing across the table at me like a ping-pong ball.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
-
Then came the resurgence of ping-pong tables as a necessary stop.
A Decade of Startup Tours and the Evolution of Technology 2009
-
There are those who arrive late, those who slip away early and those who combine the capacity to down 10 pints with a bladder the size of a ping-pong ball.
Sheepskin-wearing seating bores get my goat | Harry Pearson 2011
-
I listen to the quiet ping-pong of him saying “Sorry” and her saying “Shhh,” both as earnestly as they can mean it.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
-
Btw, section 2 is a perfect formula for a legislative ping-pong game.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Federalism Restoration Amendment: Take 2 2010
-
The magician turned a ping-pong ball into a shiny box and pulled out of it a wriggling white mouse.
The Magician Andrew Stancek 2011
-
The thick of winter is here and the no-longer-dormant Knicks are finally chasing something better than a ping-pong ball.
Knicks Suddenly Doing the Kicking Jason Gay 2011
-
The tornadoes, as many as eight in central North Carolina alone, were accompanied by hail the size of ping-pong balls, said Scott Sharp , another meteorologist with the weather service.
Tornadoes Devastate South Jennifer Levitz 2011
-
I listen to the quiet ping-pong of him saying “Sorry” and her saying “Shhh,” both as earnestly as they can mean it.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.