- another name for table tennisAlso (US trademark): Ping-Pong
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ping-pong /ˈpɪŋˌpɑŋ, -ˌpɔŋ/USA pronunciation v.
Ping-Pong /ˈpɪŋˌpɑŋ, -ˌpɔŋ/USA pronunciation [Trademark.][uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Informal Termsto (cause to) be moved or transferred back and forth: [~ + object]The patient was ping-ponged from one specialist to another.[no object]The patient ping-ponged back and forth from one specialist to another.
Ping-Pong /ˈpɪŋˌpɑŋ, -ˌpɔŋ/USA pronunciation [Trademark.][uncountable]
- Sport, Trademarkstable tennis.
ping-pong
(ping′pong′, -pông′),USA pronunciation [Informal.]
v.t.
v.i.
Ping-Pong (ping′pong′, -pông′),USA pronunciation [Trademark.]
v.t.
- Informal Termsto move back and forth or transfer rapidly from one locale, job, etc., to another;
switch:The patient was ping-ponged from one medical specialist to another.
v.i.
- Informal Termsto go back and forth;
change rapidly or regularly;
shift;
bounce:For ten years the foreign correspondent ping-ponged between London and Paris.
- 1900–05
Ping-Pong (ping′pong′, -pông′),USA pronunciation [Trademark.]
- Sport, TrademarksSee table tennis.
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ping-pong /ˈpɪŋˌpɒŋ/ n
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