Words & TermsSport and recreation
aerial ping-pong
A jocular or derisive name for Australian rules football.
In a sentence
He dismissed Australian rules as aerial ping-pong.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre documents the expression from the 1940s, especially among rugby-code speakers, and explains the high-kicking image.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established