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pongy

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɒŋi/
  • General-American: /ˈpɔŋi/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒŋi

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adj

Meaning 1

Having a bad smell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, informal

Examples

  • 2001, Ken Campbell, Home, in John O′Connor, Scripts and Sketches, Heinemann Educational, UK, page 79, Look, they′ve even put a pair of old pongy socks exactly like mine in the corner by the door, exactly like I bunged them last Sunday. Mind you, they are a bit pongier than I remembered. But mind you, they would get pongier over the week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pong + -y.