: something resembling a game of table tennis
especially
: a series of usually verbal exchanges between two parties
a ping-pong of absurdist dialogue —
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Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Owner Nick Backlund — the main operator of the bar — has removed about 25% of the tables, making room for giant Jenga, outdoor ping-pong, cornhole and two bocce courts.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Her siren song of a stare, the way her eyes ping-pong across an iPhone screen one second and invite empathy the next.
—WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
About half of the area is dedicated to kids’ activities: ice slides, ice putt-putt, ice checkers, ice ping-pong and other family-fun activities.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
Boom during pandemic Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, began in 1965, but only recently skyrocketed.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
After stumbling across a pair of boards from an old ping-pong table in the basement, he was inspired to bring them outside and use them as canvases.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
At twice the speed of sound, the ping-pong ball punches a hole straight through the paddle.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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Noun
Arrive early to eat a build-your-own pizza (choose from three base sauces and almost 40 toppings) and try your hand at a round of ping-pong (paddles are provided, and balls are 25 cents from a gumball machine).
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Owner Nick Backlund — the main operator of the bar — has removed about 25% of the tables, making room for giant Jenga, outdoor ping-pong, cornhole and two bocce courts.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Her siren song of a stare, the way her eyes ping-pong across an iPhone screen one second and invite empathy the next.
—WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
About half of the area is dedicated to kids’ activities: ice slides, ice putt-putt, ice checkers, ice ping-pong and other family-fun activities.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
Boom during pandemic Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, began in 1965, but only recently skyrocketed.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
After stumbling across a pair of boards from an old ping-pong table in the basement, he was inspired to bring them outside and use them as canvases.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
At twice the speed of sound, the ping-pong ball punches a hole straight through the paddle.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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“Ping-pong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ping-pong. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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