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Ping-Pong

Ping-Pong

15 1.6
A game like tennis played on a table using small paddles and a light ball
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ/
translation icon : tenis de mesa
  • We have a new playroom with a Ping-Pong table.
  • play Ping-Pong
  • Ping-Pong ball
  • Ping-Pong table

Prince wants to play me in ping pong, so he goes.

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Examples

Synonyms

ping pong
vsPing-Pong
23 1.1

A game on a table with a net where players hit a small ball with paddles

is the hyphenated single headword form
table tennis
vsPing-Pong
8 1.4

A game like tennis played on a table with small paddles and a light ball

is the hyphenated single headword form

Surface Forms

Ping-Pong singular
Ping-Pongs plural

Morphology

Ping-Pong = ping + pong (semi-transparent) = ping + pong

The term is a compound of two onomatopoeic sound-words; the connection to the game's identity (table tennis) is metaphorical rather than a literal compositional meaning.

Etymology

Ping-Pong comes from the two sounds ping and pong that the ball makes when players hit it back and forth. That's why the name fits the game, which is also called table tennis.