ping-pongingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪŋpɒŋɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋɪŋ/,

/ˈpɪŋˌpɑŋɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ping-pong v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ping-pong v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of playing ping-pong. Later also figurative: the action of moving back and forth rapidly, esp. between two alternatives.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > table tennis or ping-pong > [noun] > playing

ping-ponging1901

1901 Morning Leader 18 Dec. 3/3 The ping-ponging, however, has not yet started.

1976 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 17 Sept. 4/5 They tire of talking, listening to the radio, playing cards, smoking, reading and ping ponging.

1994 Time 30 May 18 Jake's ping-ponging between sexy, bitchy Amanda and not-as-sexy pregnant Jo.

2003 M. Jagger et al. According to Rolling Stones v. 119 To achieve what we wanted to do had required too much layering—we used to call it ‘ping-ponging’, going from one track to another.

2. North American. The practice of passing a patient to a succession of doctors for superfluous examinations in order to maximize fees. Cf. ping-pong v. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > [noun] > referral > sending from one doctor to another

ping-ponging1972

1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Jan. 1/8 Medical groups..engaged in ‘ping-ponging’—sending patients from one medicaid provider to another for services they did not need.

1992 P. Jesilow Myths that Cause Crime (ed. 3) iii. 45 Ping-ponging is a practice somewhat similar to fee splitting; physicians simply recommend that the patient go see another physician in the clinic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ping-ponging
释义	ping-pongingn. Brit. /ˈpɪŋpɒŋɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋɪŋ/, /ˈpɪŋˌpɑŋɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ping-pong v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ping-pong v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of playing ping-pong. Later also figurative: the action of moving back and forth rapidly, esp. between two alternatives. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > table tennis or ping-pong > [noun] > playing ping-ponging1901 1901 Morning Leader 18 Dec. 3/3 The ping-ponging, however, has not yet started. 1976 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 17 Sept. 4/5 They tire of talking, listening to the radio, playing cards, smoking, reading and ping ponging. 1994 Time 30 May 18 Jake's ping-ponging between sexy, bitchy Amanda and not-as-sexy pregnant Jo. 2003 M. Jagger et al. According to Rolling Stones v. 119 To achieve what we wanted to do had required too much layering—we used to call it ‘ping-ponging’, going from one track to another. 2. North American. The practice of passing a patient to a succession of doctors for superfluous examinations in order to maximize fees. Cf. ping-pong v. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > [noun] > referral > sending from one doctor to another ping-ponging1972 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 6 Jan. 1/8 Medical groups..engaged in ‘ping-ponging’—sending patients from one medicaid provider to another for services they did not need. 1992 P. Jesilow Myths that Cause Crime (ed. 3) iii. 45 Ping-ponging is a practice somewhat similar to fee splitting; physicians simply recommend that the patient go see another physician in the clinic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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