US /pɔŋ/ UK /pɒŋ/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a strong unpleasant smell (British informal)

    There was a terrible pong coming from the bin.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a strong unpleasant smell... stinkstenchreekwhiffodorniff
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms pongy

Etymology

British slang of uncertain origin, early 20th century, perhaps from Romani pan ('to stink') or simply of imitative origin.

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