Meaning of Pong | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A stench, a bad smell.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
2. A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.
3. An early video game from Atari, resembling ping-pong, in which two players control paddles and attempt to intercept a ball.

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Examples

“Carrot ran past him to get to the barrel first, and peered down at the cowering Catweazle. “No rats, Dad,” he said. “What's that terrible pong, then?” said Mr Bennett, sniffing.”

“1992, Bryce Courtenay, Tandia, Volume 1, 2011, Read How You Want, page 109, She sniffed, squiffing up her nose. ‘What a pong! Do they all smell like this?’”

“I can remember calling round once and when she answered the door I was greeted by an unmistakable, noxious pong. “I can smell gas!” I said. “Oh, have I left the ring on?” she asked vaguely.”

“2000, Susan Sallis, 2011, unnumbered page, ‘I see what you mean about the pong. I couldn′t smell it on myself but I can smell it on you!’”

“If you want to empty a crowded room strong body pong will usually do the trick.”

“A good lunar lander or Pong-type game was all you needed to strike it rich!”

“If the US invades Iraq, we'll see action all right, much more than we witnessed with the primitive Pong-ish effects delivered during Gulf War 1.0,”

“The paddle controllers are necessary for playing Pong-style contests, and since two paddles share one controller input you can easily play doubles Pong with an extra set of paddles.”

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