more american vocabulary help

[jonesthecurl]

So do US types use the word "pong" to mean an unpleasant smell? Because I got some blank looks.

[muy_thaiguy]

Not where I live. Usually refers to the old arcade game or a shortened version of "ping pong"/table tennis.

[subtleknifewield]

Not where I live. Usually refers to the old arcade game or a shortened version of "ping pong"/table tennis.

This.

[jonesthecurl]

Kinda thought so. Explains why a joke fell flat, still happens nine years in that I assume we share a language.

[subtleknifewield]

Kinda thought so. Explains why a joke fell flat, still happens nine years in that I assume we share a language.

Don't worry about it, we do share a language, but slang differs from one dialect to the next. There are plenty of jokes that translate well to any native English speaker.

[KoolBak]

Nope....lol. Much like "Bog roll".....dont try that either....

[jonesthecurl]

"The pacifier is in the bassinette" had to be translated for me.

[notyou2]

Pong is also a drinking game

[Serbia]

My wife has used "bog roll" before, but I never heard her use "pong". She knew it, just hasn't used it around me. And I never knew pong could be used for stinky.

Bollocks in 2015.

[tzor]

Currently my only experience with the word involves the use of "Beer Pong" which consists of trying to bounce a ping pong ball into a plastic cup. Since this involves beer, perhaps the smell of old beer might be indicated, but I've never thought of it in that way.

[jonesthecurl]

It appears it's standard British slang, but I hadn't realized it was only British.

[notyou2]

Never heard it used in Canada. Perhaps the Aussies and Kiwis use the term.

[jonesthecurl]

I took my daughter to a show when she was about 3 - she's almost 18 now but still remembers the silly song (to the tune of "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen...")
Smelly socks, smelly socks,
wear them all day long!
Smelly socks, smelly socks, ooh they really pong!
They need a wash, soon as can be,
Smelly socks. Smelly socks. Smelly socks.

[KoolBak]

And "socks" are a weird British reference to.....?

[muy_thaiguy]

Pong is also a drinking game

Well, beer pong, but yeah. Other than those, never heard it used for "stench".

[tzor]

Pong

[jonesthecurl]

The joke was about the time it took between a pong and a wii. Seek medical help.

[tzor]

The joke was about the time it took between a pong and a wii. Seek medical help.

[2dimes]

Kinda thought so. Explains why a joke fell flat, still happens nine years in that I assume we share a language.

Don't worry about it, we do share a language, but slang differs from one dialect to the next. There are plenty of jokes that translate well to any native English speaker.

This could be a portion of your audience at any given show.

[tzor]

Slang across the pond can be a loosely filled land mine.
It reminds me of the time my mother (long before she was married) invited her boyfriend from Bermuda to a Broadway Musical.
The Musical's name was ...
"Fanny"
Note: if you don't understand the problem, you are from the American side of the pond.