乒乓球拍在英语中被称为“ping-pong paddle”。这个词源于19世纪末期，英国人将乒乓球称作“ping-pong”，而后来演变为“table tennis”。乒乓球拍的英文说法在早期的英国游戏指南中就曾出现过。例如：

I bought a new ping-pong paddle so I could play better.

She has a collection of ping-pong paddles from different countries.

He won the game with his powerful ping-pong paddle.