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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ping pong enthusiast

the best of the best at ping pong. why don’t we music are all ping pong enthusiasts as well as full course meals

wow daniel seavey is quite the ping pong enthusiast

ping pong enthusiast by @like_limelight November 30, 2017

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boner pong

A game played where two men each defend a goal and hit a ping pong ball with their erect penises at the other players goal. To score a player must get the ping pong ball in the other players goals. Hands are not allowed, the only part of a player's body that is allowed to touch the ping pong ball is the erect penis. The player with the highest score after erect penises shrink wins.

Chaz and Brock got really drunk at the frat party and decided to play boner pong.

boner pong by Nutzen YerMouf March 6, 2018

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Ping Pong Enthusiasts

Used to describe the members of the pop band “Why Don’t We”

The boys of why dont we are ping pong enthusiasts.

Ping Pong Enthusiasts by com.jackavery November 29, 2017

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