Definition of PONG

pong

Plural: pongs

Noun

  • an unpleasant smell
  • A stench, a bad smell.
  • A packet sent in reply to a ping, thereby indicating the presence of a host.
  • Alternative form of pung.

Verb

  • To stink, to smell bad.
  • To deliver a line of a play in an arch, suggestive or unnatural way, so as to draw undue attention to it.
  • To invent a line of dialogue when one has forgotten the actual line.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from Romani pan (“to stink”).

Synonyms

niff, reek, smell, stink

Scrabble Score: 7

pong is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pong is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pong is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

pong is a valid Words With Friends word