: something resembling a game of table tennis
especially
: a series of usually verbal exchanges between two parties
a ping-pong of absurdist dialogue —
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
Think of luck like a ping-pong ball and your life as the table: the bigger the table, the more likely the ball finds you.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Owner Nick Backlund — the main operator of the bar — has removed about 25% of the tables, making room for giant Jenga, outdoor ping-pong, cornhole and two bocce courts.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
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Verb
Envelopes became ping-pong balls, and the NBA tilted the odds heavily in favor of the worst teams in 1993 before returning to more flattened odds in 2019 to disincentivize tanking, which contributed to Dallas winning the Flagg sweepstakes.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
Think of luck like a ping-pong ball and your life as the table: the bigger the table, the more likely the ball finds you.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
Arrive early to eat a build-your-own pizza (choose from three base sauces and almost 40 toppings) and try your hand at a round of ping-pong (paddles are provided, and balls are 25 cents from a gumball machine).
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Owner Nick Backlund — the main operator of the bar — has removed about 25% of the tables, making room for giant Jenga, outdoor ping-pong, cornhole and two bocce courts.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
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“Ping-pong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ping-pong. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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