Gossima

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A precursor to table tennis, played with hard rubber balls. uncountable

    "Already we've seen early hallmarks of the twentieth century: colonial decay, cultural appropriation, and competing trademarks. Next up was the rise of the immigrant underclass. World War I shattered the gossima delusions of the aristocracy, and the Great Depression humbled the rest."

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ping pongtable tennis

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"Already we've seen early hallmarks of the twentieth century: colonial decay, cultural appropriation, and competing trademarks. Next up was the rise of the immigrant underclass. World War I shattered the gossima delusions of the aristocracy, and the Great Depression humbled the rest."

Etymology

From Gossima, a trademark registered by Jacques on 16 July 1891 (trademark number 157,615).

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