Meanings
- derogatoryhumoroussometimesuncountableAustralian rules football.
'Australian Rules draws bigger crowds in Melbourne than Rugby in Sydney.' 'What?' Sydney Sam would say, 'that's not football, mate, it's aerial ping-pong.'
1965, Frank Hardy, The Yarns of Billy Borker, page 43
Origin
A reference to the football going up and down the ground by long high kicks. (Reference: Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University).
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aerial ping pong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerial%20ping%20pong
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