English Dictionary

ping pong

/ˈpɪŋˌpɒŋ/

noun

Table tennis. / (figuratively) An instance of figuratively bouncing something or someone back and forth.

I enjoy playing ping pong with my friends.

意味（1）

Table tennis.

Our correspondent seems to hope that the unclean, playing Ping-Pong with the clean, will become unpleasantly conscious of his uncleanness and reform.

意味（2）

(figuratively) An instance of figuratively bouncing something or someone back and forth.

To be conscious is to be subject to just such a ping-pong of recurring nervous activities that effect muscle tone on one side and brain discharge on the other.

意味（3）

(UK politics) The exchange of proposed amendments between the two Houses of Parliament, particularly at the end of a session when compromises have to be made to complete the legislative process within the limited time available.

意味（4）

(dated) A size of photograph a little larger than a postage stamp.

As only bust or half-length figures are all the ping pong photographer attempts, only one or two small plain backgrounds is all that is necessary. Generally two are used, a light one and a dark one.

意味（5）

(music) A small, shallow steelpan drum.

Most ping pongs were 35- to 45-gallon drums. The larger drum had room for more notes; the tones were also louder and clearer and could be sustained longer.