ping pong

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɪŋˌpɒŋ/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive) To figuratively bounce or be bounced back and forth. / (transitive, medicine) To refer (a patient) unnecessarily to a number of clinics or practitioners as a form of fraud.

Japanese Meaning

（比喩的に）前後に弾む、または弾ませる / （医療の文脈で）患者を不必要に複数の診療所や医師に送る（詐欺の一形態として）

What is this buttons?

We had to ping pong the documents back and forth until both sides agreed.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

双方が合意するまで、私たちは書類を行ったり来たりさせる必要がありました。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To figuratively bounce or be bounced back and forth.

Sense（2）

(transitive, medicine) To refer (a patient) unnecessarily to a number of clinics or practitioners as a form of fraud.

Sense（3）

(intransitive) To play the game of ping pong.

ping pongs

（ present singular third-person ）

ping ponging

（ participle present ）

ping ponged

（ participle past ）

ping ponged

（ past ）

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