Pong

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Etymology 1

From ping, via the pairing of ping-pong.

Noun

Pong (plural Pongs)

1. (networking) A packet that is replying to a ping, and thereby indicating the presence of a host.

Etymology 2

Noun

Pong (plural Pongs)

1. (Australian, New Zealand, UK, slang) A stench, a bad smell.

Translations

Bad smell

Finnish: lemu (fi), löyhkä (fi)

Verb

Pong (third-person singular simple present Pongs, present participle Ponging, simple past and past participle Ponged)

1. (Australian, New Zealand, UK, slang) To stink, to smell bad.

Synonyms

• (stink): reek, smell, stink

Translations

To stink.

Finnish: lemuta (fi), löyhkätä (fi)

Etymology 3

Noun

Pong (plural Pongs)

1. In the game of mahjong, a set of three identical tiles.