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First name of ping pong

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"Wiff Waff"

By the English

Both 'wiff-waff' and 'ping-pong' are believed to originate from the sound made during the game.

Ping-Pong was trademarked in 1901 by J Jaques & Son Ltd, but the term was in use much earlier, in the early 1800s at least.

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