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What is the nickname for table tennis?
What is the nickname for table tennis?
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Table tennis (also known as ping-pong or whiff-whaff) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which players stand.
The nickname of table tennis is ping-pong.
The term originated in 1901. It refers to the sound of the ball bouncing back and forth across the table. The name table tennis was adopted in 1921-22.