ping-pong
noun /ˈpɪŋ pɒŋ/
/ˈpɪŋ pɑːŋ/
(British English, informal) (North American English Ping-Pong™)
(also table tennis)
[uncountable]- a game played like tennis with bats and a small plastic ball on a table with a net across itTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2, Games and toysb2
enlarge imageOxford Collocations DictionaryPing-pong/Ping-Pong™ is used before these nouns:- ball
- table
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Word Originearly 20th cent.: imitative of the sound of a bat striking a ball.
