British slang dating from the mid to late nineteenth century, meaning soldiers. Soldiers were not popular at this time as Kipling’s poem Tommy shows (Barrack Room Ballads 1892). The word itself stems from expressions used by comedians in theatres and music halls to get a cheap laugh. The two that are most commonly quoted are "where the army goes the pong goes", or “when the wind blows the pong goes”, pong meaning smell. This quickly became pongoes meaning soldiers plural and pongo meaning an individual. Another possible explanation is that the soldiers were being likened to a large, hairy, smelly ape called a pongo. The expression is still in use today although not common, confined mainly to those who saw service in World War II or Korea (very few now) or who did National Service in Britain while this was still compulsory.

Ambulance chasing lawyers, seeking compensation for terrorists, still see soldiers as pongoes.

Pongoes by AKACroatalin September 9, 2016

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Pongoes

British slang dating from the mid-nineteenth century, meaning soldiers. It stems from a snide expression used by music hall comedians to get a cheap laugh "where the army goes the pong goes", pong meaning smell. This quickly became pongoes meaning soldiers plural and pongo meaning an individual. Still in use today although not common.

When a regiment is given the freedom of a city, the pongoes are allowed to march through it bayonets fixed and colours flying.

Pongoes by Croatalin January 27, 2014

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ponomo

Response from an intelligent person after listening to some stupid ass woman bragging how much her life has improved from shady behaviour. i.e taking money from a married man, getting a slip and fall insurance settlement or conning grandma.

Slippery Sue: Look at the pictures of my new apartment. Oh, that's a $1,000.00 REAL leather jacket. I'm going to this fancy spa tomorrow and....

Amused Anna: Ponomo. For awhile anyway, right, this is more than just a month thing.. huh?

ponomo by TelynAgain July 25, 2009

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pongo

An army guy.

Origin: Pembroke/Petawawa, Ontario, Canada

"That Debbie slut is after the pongo's again. Skank!"

pongo by Cyr July 11, 2003

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Pingo-Pongo

Pingo-Pongo is what happens when a woman doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut. It usually happens when men are talking about man things such as being a man, doing ladies or living in the city. A woman then rudely interrupts by talking about knitting or something.

JOHN: Yes, I bought my most recent automobile for fifty grand.

EDDIE: Ooh that's sounds nice.

MARY:John the baby's on fire!

JOHN: What the fuck did you just say! Keep it down bitch!

EDDIE: Jeez I haven't seen a Pingo-Pongo like that since the seventies.

Pingo-Pongo by Betty Jackson April 11, 2010