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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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 The model's only son grew up playing a number of sports from tennis and croquet to table tennis and skiing, his mother boasted in her tribute for his 21st birthday in January 2024. Jackie Tempera, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 Inside, games such as shuffleboard, table tennis and foosball will invite locals to stay a while. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025 Major league table tennis player Debora Vivarelli Masha Zolotukhina Major League Table Tennis is going primetime. Jessica Golden, CNBC, 29 Jan. 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 25 Mar. 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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