pong

n. a strong, unpleasant smell.

n. a strong, unpleasant odour. Often used in informal British and Commonwealth contexts.

“There is a terrible pong coming from the bin in the kitchen.”

“The investigators were greeted by a distinctive pong of damp and decay as they entered the abandoned basement.”

British English · Informal

v. to have a very bad smell.

v. to emit a strong, unpleasant odour. Intransitive use.

“Your gym shoes really pong after that long run.”

“The entire locker room began to pong once the heating was turned up, forcing the staff to open all the windows.”

British English · Informal

n. one of the first video games, where you hit a ball back and forth like table tennis.

n. a pioneering arcade video game released by Atari, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics that simulate table tennis.

“My father still has an old console that only plays Pong.”

“The simplicity of Pong was revolutionary for its time, laying the groundwork for the entire multi-billion dollar gaming industry.”

n. a signal sent back by a computer to show it is connected to a network.

n. a packet sent in response to a 'ping' to verify the presence and responsiveness of a host on a network.

“The server failed to send a pong, so we knew the connection was down.”

“Network latency can be measured by the time elapsed between the initial ping and the receipt of the corresponding pong.”

Technical

v. to make up a new line in a play when you forget the real one.

v. to improvise or invent dialogue during a theatrical performance when a line has been forgotten.

“The actor had to pong his way through the scene after missing his cue.”

“Experienced stage actors are often skilled at ponging, ensuring the audience never notices a lapse in the script.”

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