Meaning & use
Pong
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A strong, unpleasant smell, chiefly British informal usage.
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There's an awful pong coming from the bins.
The gym bag had started to pong after weeks unwashed.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as a verb, as in 'the socks really pong'; mainly heard in British and Australian English.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To smell strongly and unpleasantly.
These trainers really pong after football practice.
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