table tennis

noun

: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

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North Korea last sent athletes to the South in December 2018 for a table tennis event, part of a brief period of diplomatic engagement that included the participation of North Korean athletes and a high-level delegation at that year’s Winter Olympics in the South. ABC News, 20 May 2026 According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the two Koreas fielded a joint table tennis team in 1991 that defeated China. Stella Kim, NBC news, 20 May 2026 The rest of the table tennis world is still playing catch-up. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026 The 947-home multigenerational community will offer a grand clubhouse featuring elevated contemporary interior design, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a dynamic movement zone, a dedicated children’s play area, a community room and a game room with table tennis and foosball. Pulte Homes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for table tennis

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of table tennis was in 1891

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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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table tennis

noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a table with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

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