: a game in which a set of beer-containing cups is placed at two ends of a table and in which a player scores by bouncing or tossing a Ping-Pong ball into an opponent's cup from which the opponent then has to drink the beer

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Following photos of major partying, dancing, beer pong and people in bunny hats was a snap of the two sharing a kiss while smiling in the second-to-last upload. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Searchlight gave the threequel a big push at Comic-Con two weekends ago with a world premiere and a beer pong games pub. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 The pair even goes on a quasi-date playing beer pong this week with Kendall and Shai, who can see right through Liam’s act. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026 Sandlot Social softly opened this week, offering cheap drinks, beer pong, putt-putt and — perhaps most notably — 10 baseball simulators. Jenna Thompson june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for beer pong

Word History

Etymology

beer + Ping-Pong

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beer pong was in 1972

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“Beer pong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beer%20pong. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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