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ping-pong diplomacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
ping-pong diplo-ma-cy
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The exchange of ping pong players between the United States and the People's Republic of China in the early 1970s, marking a thaw in relations between the two countries.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

commodity diplomacy gunboat diplomacy hostage diplomacy panda diplomacy

Frequently Paired Words

commodity diplomacy diplomacy gunboat diplomacy hostage diplomacy panda diplomacy pingpong

Questions

What does ping-pong diplomacy mean?
The exchange of ping pong players between the United States and the People's Republic of China in the early 1970s, marking a thaw in relations between the two countries.

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