pingpong paddle
- noun
- /ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ ˈpædəl/
:
paleta de ping pong
- She picked up her pingpong paddle and was ready to start the match against her friend.
Examples
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The coach taught the new players how to hold the pingpong paddle correctly for better control.
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After practicing for hours, he finally felt comfortable using the pingpong paddle to serve the ball.
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"Frank's a great guy," Miss Temple said, shifting her green grade book from one hand to another, her keyring jingling, a pingpong paddle tucked beneath her arm.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.0
A stick used to hit a ball in games like baseball or cricket
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2.1
A small flat bat used to hit balls in games like table tennis
A small flat paddle with a short handle used to hit the ball in table tennis
A small flat paddle you use to hit the ball in table tennis
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
pingpong + paddle
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound: the first element names the sport ('ping-pong' / table tennis) and the second is the instrument ('paddle'), so the meaning ‘a paddle used for ping‑pong’ is directly derivable from the parts even if 'pingpong' is not listed in the provided dictionary entry. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compound formation, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Pingpong paddle comes from the game's name ping-pong, which imitates the 'ping' and 'pong' sounds of the ball hitting the table, and the word paddle describes the small, flat bat players hold. So, pingpong paddle simply means 'the small flat bat used to play ping-pong'.