PONG

niff, pong

(noun) an unpleasant smell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Pong

(video games) An early video game from Atari, resembling ping-pong, in which two players control paddles and attempt to intercept a ball.

Etymology 1

Noun

pong (plural pongs)

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A stench, a bad smell.

Verb

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

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To stink, to smell bad.

(slang, acting, pejorative) To deliver a line of a play in an arch, suggestive or unnatural way, so as to draw undue attention to it.

Synonyms

• (stink): reek, smell, stink

Etymology 2

Noun

pong (plural pongs)

(networking) A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.

Etymology 3

Noun

pong (plural pongs)

(mahjong) Alternative form of pung

Source: Wiktionary



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