Pong

Pong

A bad smell.

Example Sentences

"What's that pong?"
"There's a terrible pong."

Etymology & History

British bad smell. British odor terminology. 'What a pong!' British stink. Working-class British olfactory complaint. Onomatopoeic British nasal. Reflects British smell vocabulary informality.

Word Details

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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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