Wordie: Ping: Comments

Comment by travismcdermott, 5 months ago

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:33:43 +0000

1833 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 306/2 There was no ping pinging of the shot overhead.

Comment by reesetee, 11 months ago

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:33:51 +0000

That's how I first heard the word too, uselessness.

Comment by uselessness, 11 months ago

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:46:29 +0000

I'm pretty sure the word originally comes from naval jargon. A ping is a sound emitted by a ship to find submarines via echolocation, I think.

Comment by tagyoureit, 11 months ago

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:20:50 +0000

a few unreturned pings can also cause someone to feel the need to light a fire under you.

Comment by seanahan, 11 months ago

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:03:12 +0000

A program which sends a message from one computer to another to verify they are connected. In programming jargon, it has extended to all sorts of things. Such as, we're about to leave for lunch, why don't you ping John at his desk and see if he wants to come.