"aerial ping pong" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-aerial ping pong.wav
Etymology: 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). Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=aerial ping pong}} aerial ping pong (uncountable)
  1. (sometimes derogatory, sometimes humorous) Australian rules football. Tags: derogatory, humorous, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-aerial_ping_pong-en-noun-uxgG1QLE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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