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telly tennis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From telly + tennis, the game having a superficial resemblance to table tennis.

Meanings

1. (Australia, UK, slang, uncountable) The game of Pong, or any TV game closely based on it.
   • He finds them sitting at a small table holding a horizontal video tube and stands watching them play telly tennis. 1992, Mudrooroo (Colin Johnson), Long live Sandawara, page 61:
   • Hooked on telly tennis, or football? We've been carrying out some in-depth testing of (playing with) a TV games unit for you to build. 1979 October 4, New Scientist, volume 84, number 1175, page 48:
   • The monitored heart-rate on a small screen, like a hesitant green version of the telly tennis he'd played in pubs or railway stations. 1976, Elaine Feinstein, The ecstasy of Dr Miriam Garner, page 101:

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