beer pong

English

Etymology

From beer + (ping-)pong.

Pronunciation

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Noun

beer pong (uncountable)

1. (slang) A drinking game in which players attempt to throw a ping pong ball into cups of beer.
   • 2013, Joanna Biggs, “Tell me everything”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 7:

     She came up with the idea of renting a pool house where they could play Beer Pong (the object is to land a ping-pong ball in a glass of beer that your opponent has to down) while listening to their favourite robot electronica, Daft Punk, in the sunny downtime between coding sessions and answering emails.

Synonyms

• Beirut