Tingus Pingus

proper noun

Kristaps Porziņģis, a Latvian basketball player.

OriginLatvian Porziņģis →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ball gamesKristaps Porziņģis, a Latvian basketball player.
  2. hobbiesTinus Luc Koblar, a Norwegian ice hockey player.

Origin

  1. LatvianPorziņģis
  2. EnglishTingus Pingus

Originally applying to the basketball player, formed as a rhyming nickname from Latvian Porziņģis by Michael Rapaport to denigrate Porziņģis being drafted by the New York Knicks. Later transferred to the hockey player due to the similarity of Tinus to Tingus.

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APA

Tingus Pingus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tingus%20Pingus

MLA

“Tingus Pingus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tingus%20Pingus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tingus Pingus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tingus%20Pingus.

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