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pongiest

pongiest is the superlative form of pongy.

Meaning of pongy

Adjective

pongy (comparative pongier, superlative pongiest)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Having a bad smell.
    • 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.2001, Ken Campbell, Home, in John O′Connor, Scripts and Sketches, Heinemann Educational, UK, page 79

Questions about pongiest

What is pongiest the superlative form of?
Pongiest is the superlative form of pongy.

Words near pongiest in the dictionary

  1. ponghee
  2. ponghees
  3. pongid
  4. pongids
  5. pongier
  6. pongiest
  7. ponginess
  8. ponging
  9. Ponglish
  10. pongo
  11. pongoes

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