pong
noun
🇬🇧 UK
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🇺🇸 US
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Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A stench, a bad smell.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To stink, to smell bad.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To deliver a line of a play in an arch, suggestive or unnatural way, so as to draw undue attention to it.
How this word is used
- Everyday “In everyday speech, people use “pong” when they mean: a stench, a bad smell..”
- Academic “Scholars may discuss “pong” carefully in formal writing.”
- Business “Teams often rely on clear use of “pong” in professional communication.”
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