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pingback

n.and v. Though the word is originally a computer related term, it is proposed here as a more general, versatile term to refer to the action or act of responding to a query or question by email or returning with a reply or feedback generally. One can give a pingback,receive a pingback or request a pingback. To pingback is not only to acknowledge receipt of an email received, It can refer to the range of possibilities when replying or sending and receiving messages, by email or texting or other electronic and nonelectronic means
Ex. 1)Tom sent Mary a "pingback" telling her he would meet her for dinner at the appointed time. The email closed with request for a pingback.

Ex. 2) Can I pingback you later on your ideas? ( used in lieu of ''give feedbank'')

Ex.3)Mary was upset when Tom did not pingback her for days on end.

Ex.4) His pingback was sarcastic yet humorous.
by weedpuller October 2, 2009
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ping

a word describing a computers ability to verify and measure its connection to the internet. It stands for P-acket I-nter N-et G-roper.
- your ping effing sucks

- holy shit man ur ping is horrible just smash ur computer

- fix ur ping or ill voteban u mofo
by MrMoto May 30, 2006
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ping-pong

A electronic way to see if someone or something is on the other end of the line.
1: Carl pinged a server in Utah to see if it responded to packets. The server responded (ponged).

1a: Ping
1b: Pong
1a: Hello, Utah ;)
by Lazareth Link February 11, 2005
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ping

According to a poster in cs_office:

"The source of your inadequacies since 1979."
My ping is real high, I can't play any net games cuz my ISP is real slow and doesn't have any bandwidth.
by PeaTearGriffin June 21, 2006
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wiggy piggy

An obese wigger. One who is extremely fat and wants to be one who is (A) Black (B) a Pimp (C) a HipHop addict.
Don't be such a wiggy piggy, foo!
by DLX May 13, 2005
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PING

The universal sound for doing something you're not supposed to be doing
You're buying a wedding ring and you tell your gf that you're playing golf so your friends make golf sounds in the backgroung... PING!
by Kramedome August 6, 2009
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shove piggy-in-the-middle shove

impractical and thus rather unpopular version of the renowned parlour game shove piggy shove.
requires three players: two to play shove piggy shove as normal, and one to stand in the middle flailing their arms and shrieking in an attempt to intercept the ball.
the reason this game is unpopular is because it relies more heavily upon luck than skill, and we all know that shove piggy shove should be a game of skill.
"anyone fancy a couple of rounds of shove piggy-in-the-middle shove?"
"no"
by Chairwoman Mao Mao February 8, 2004
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