Ping-Zai-Gow

A drawing of an Asian individual, specifically of a stereotypical nature.

1: "Check it out, Ping-Zai-Gow."

2: "Ha, he's got buck teeth, and a little mustache."

by Christryker December 11, 2007

Piggy Back Guffing

When another does an audible guff (fart) and you decide to drop a silent one on the back of theirs and blame them for the offensive odour

Mark: "parrrrrp" Whoops, sorry, couldn't hold it in any longer
Baz: "Pfffst" ... OMG Mark, that smells gross, you got dead rats up your bum
Mark: You sure you're not Piggy Back Guffing again as mine don't smell that bad

by Fatcatkim November 3, 2011

Ping-pong Game Fallacy

The accusation that an entire discussion has degenerated into a repetitive, unresolvable rally of objections and counter-objections with no progress, and that continuing to participate is inherently irrational. The person deploying this fallacy appoints themselves the referee who declares the "game" pointless, often to mask their inability to land a substantive point or to escape a losing position. It invalidates the process of dialectic by dismissing it as childish play.

Example: Two philosophers are deeply engaged in a nuanced email thread exploring a contradiction. A third person interjects: "You two are stuck in a ping-pong game fallacy. This is just intellectual circle-jerking that goes nowhere." This unfairly reduces a complex, evolving dialogue to a mere game, aiming to discredit the entire endeavor rather than engage with its content.

by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026

Debate Ping-Pong Game Bias

The dynamic where complex issues are forced into a binary, point-counterpoint format that artificially elevates extreme positions and marginalizes nuance. The "bias" is towards spectacle and conflict, rewarding the debater who delivers the cleverest "zinger" or most dramatic rebuttal, rather than the one who contributes most to collective understanding.

*Example: A cable news segment on climate change featuring a shouting match between a climate scientist and a professional contrarian. The host frames it as a "he said, she said" duel. The debate ping-pong game bias turns a 99% scientific consensus into a 50/50 spectacle, distorting public perception by privileging theatrical conflict over informational weight.*

by Dumu The Void February 9, 2026

Logical Ping-Pong Game Bias

The tendency of a debate to devolve into a rapid, sterile exchange of formal logical charges ("straw man!" "non sequitur!" "ad hominem!") where scoring points on procedural grounds replaces engagement with substance. The "bias" is towards valuing the form of the argument as a game, making it impossible to discuss the underlying issue.

Logical Ping-Pong Game Bias Example: Two people debating economics rapidly descend into: "That's an anecdotal fallacy!" "You're attacking a straw man of my position!" "Your premise is circular!" The discussion dies as they become referees of a logical ping-pong game, more focused on catching each other's rhetorical fouls than on understanding the economic policy.

by Dumu The Void February 9, 2026

Ghost Ping

A discord term. When someone pings you in a message but deletes it so you get a random notification.

I have a notification. Wait there's nothing here? Guess I was ghost pinged.

by OG The Smo G October 28, 2017

The machine that goes ping

In Monty Python's the Meaning of Life, the machine that goes "ping" is a device that doctors use to determine that the baby they're delivering is alive.

It is also the most expensive machine in the whole hospital.

"Aah! I see you have the machine that goes ping. This is my favourite. You see, we lease this back from the company we sold it to, and that way, it comes under the monthly current budget and not the capital account."

by RepelHistory September 26, 2005