Associations to the word «Zinger»
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Wiktionary
ZINGER, noun. (informal) A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
ZINGER, noun. (informal) A surprising or unusually pointed or telling remark.
ZINGER, noun. (informal) An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
ZINGER, noun. (informal) An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.
Dictionary definition
ZINGER, noun. A striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition".
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