pongy
UK/ˈpɒŋi/US/ˈpɔŋi/
pongy adjective: having a bad smell.
Adjective
pongy (comparative pongier, superlative pongiest)
- 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
- Moments later, a small, sobbing figure would emerge—dirty as a rat and smelling pongier than the rottenest egg.2005, James Duncan, Sweets That Eat Children!, page 2
Forms of pongy
| comparative | pongier |
|---|---|
| superlative | pongiest |
Origin of pongy
From pong + -y.
Words formed from pongy
- pongily
- ponginess
Words that rhyme with pongy
Questions about pongy
- What does pongy mean?
- Pongy means having a bad smell.
- What part of speech is pongy?
- Pongy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pongy?
- Pongy is pronounced /ˈpɒŋi/ (UK).
Words near pongy in the dictionary
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