Phrase guide

popty ping

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A microwave oven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, humorous

Examples

  • 2014, F. John Hurr, Light of the Damned First, could it be warmed up in a popty ping — a microwave oven — or consumed straight from the container?
  • quoted in 2020, Simon Walters, The Borisaurus: The Dictionary of Boris Johnson 'Pop it in the popty-ping.' Interview with Welsh journalist Guto Hari, 10 December 2019. Describing his Brexit deal as a meal ready to go in the microwave.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Welsh popty (“oven”) and English ping (“high-pitched sound”).