ping pong
ping pong meaning
A table tennis bat and ball. It stands for the sport, which is dominated by China to an almost absurd degree, and for the office and basement game everyone else plays. It appears in sport and leisure contexts. It also carries "ping-pong diplomacy," the 1971 episode that helped thaw US–China relations.
Meaning
A table tennis bat and ball. It stands for the sport, which is dominated by China to an almost absurd degree, and for the office and basement game everyone else plays. It appears in sport and leisure contexts. It also carries "ping-pong diplomacy," the 1971 episode that helped thaw US–China relations.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Table tennis
How to use it
- Table tennis in the office all lunchtime 🏓
- China simply does not lose at this 🏓
- Ping-pong diplomacy, genuinely a thing 🏓
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tafeltennis |
| አማርኛ | ጠረጴዛ ቴኒስ |
| العربية | تنس الطاولة |
| অসমীয়া | পিং পং |
| azərbaycan | pinq ponq |
| башҡорт | пинг-понг |
| беларуская | пінг-понг |
| български | тенис на маса |
| বাংলা | পিং পঙ্গ |
| bosanski | stoni tenis |
| català | tennis de taula |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎬᏂᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏌᎧ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ |
| čeština | stolní tenis |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пинг-понг |
| Cymraeg | ping-pong |
| Deutsch | Tischtennis |
| dolnoserbšćina | blidowy tenis |
| Ελληνικά | πινγκ πονγκ |
| English | ping pong |
| español | tenis de mesa |
| eesti | pingpong |
| euskara | ping-pong |
| فارسی | پینگپونگ |
| suomi | pingis |
| Filipino | ping pong |
| føroyskt | borðtennis |
| français | ping-pong |
| Gaeilge | ping pang |
| Gàidhlig | ping-pong |
| galego | pimpón |
| ગુજરાતી | પિંગ પોંગ |
| Hausa | ƙwallon tebur |
| עברית | פינג פונג |
| हिन्दी | टेबल टेनिस |
| hrvatski | stolni tenis |
| hornjoserbšćina | blidotenis |
| magyar | pingpong |
| հայերեն | սեղանի թենիս |
| Indonesia | ping pong |
| íslenska | borðtennis |
| italiano | ping pong |
| 日本語 | 卓球 |
| Jawa | ping pong |
| ქართული | მაგიდის ჩოგბურთი |
| қазақ тілі | пинг-понг |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | پيڭ-پوڭ |
| ខ្មែរ | ដំបងនិងកូនបាល់សម្រាប់កីឡាវាយកូនបាល់លើតុ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪಿಂಗ್ ಪಾಂಗ್ |
| 한국어 | 탁구 |
| कोंकणी | पिंग पोंग |
| кыргызча | стол тенниси |
| ລາວ | ກິລາປິ່ງປ່ອງ |
| lietuvių | stalo tenisas |
| latviešu | galda teniss |
| македонски | пинг понг |
| മലയാളം | പിംഗ് പോംഗ് |
| монгол | ширээний теннис |
| मराठी | पिंग पॉंग |
| Melayu | ping pong |
| မြန်မာ | စားပွဲတင် တင်းနစ် |
| नेपाली | पिङ्ग पङ्ग |
| Nederlands | pingpong |
| norsk | bordtennis |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପିଙ୍ଗ ପଙ୍ଗ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਿੰਗ ਪੌਂਗ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tebúl Tẹnis |
| polski | tenis stołowy |
| پښتو | پنګ پونګ |
| português | pingue-pongue |
| rumantsch | pingpong |
| română | ping pong |
| русский | настольный теннис |
| سنڌي | پنگ پانگ |
| တႆး | ပိင်းပွင်ႇ |
| සිංහල | පින්ග් පොන්ග් |
| slovenčina | stolný tenis |
| slovenščina | namizni tenis |
| Soomaali | teeniska miiska |
| shqip | pingpong |
| српски | стони тенис |
| srpski | stoni tenis |
| svenska | bordtennis |
| Kiswahili | tenisi ya mezani |
| தமிழ் | பிங்க் பாங்க் |
| తెలుగు | పింగ్ పాంగ్ |
| ไทย | ปิงปอง |
| ትግርኛ | ፒንግ ፖንግ |
| türkmen dili | stol tennisi |
| lea fakatonga | pingipongo |
| Türkçe | masa tenisi |
| українська | ракетка і кулька для пінг-понгу |
| اردو | ٹیبل ٹینس |
| o‘zbek | stol tennisi |
| Tiếng Việt | bóng bàn |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Bọọlu Ori Tabili |
| 粵語 | 乒乓球 |
| 粤语 | 乒乓球 |
| 中文 | 乒乓球 |
| 繁體中文 | 桌球 |
| isiZulu | ping pong |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3D3
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :ping_pong:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the ping pong emoji (🏓) mean?
- A table tennis bat and ball. It stands for the sport, which is dominated by China to an almost absurd degree, and for the office and basement game everyone else plays. It appears in sport and leisure contexts. It also carries "ping-pong diplomacy," the 1971 episode that helped thaw US–China relations.
- How do you type the ping pong emoji?
- Copy the ping pong emoji 🏓 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the ping pong emoji in?
- The ping pong emoji belongs to the Activities category.
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