table tennis

noun

: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

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Johnston recalls telling the kids to use their foot like a table tennis bat to get spin on the ball. Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Poole cited the example of table tennis footage in the documentary. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025 Come to the beautiful property along the island’s Southern coast for a week and your itinerary can be filled with fencing lessons from a nine-time Olympic champion, table tennis classes with an international sensation and mountain bike rides with one of the world’s top pro cycling teams. Demarco Williams, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 This space displays a half pickleball court and also has room for pool, foosball, table tennis or air hockey. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for table tennis

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of table tennis was in 1891

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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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table tennis

noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a table with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

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