zinger

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zinger^¹

/ˈzɪŋə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɪŋə(ɹ)

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From zing + -er.

noun zingers

Canada, US, informal A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown. The pitcher threw a real zinger and struck him out.
Canada, US, informal A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip. I wasn't looking to make friends; there had been too much animosity between us in the past, and maybe the guy had a zinger waiting on me.
Similar: one-liner
Canada, US, informal An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically. I was still reeling from the zinger of seeing my ex on a date with my best friend.
Canada, US, informal An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person. They'd have to come up with a zinger for their Christmas windows to compete with that competitor's laughing Santa Claus and Stefan had that zinger in his proposal submitted to the President of the company.
Canada, US A piece of food or drink that is tart and stimulating. Gonna eat bran muffins till they close this bakery down I ain't been nothing but hungry since my baby ain't around I'm gonna mix red zinger with my ginseng tea I'm probably gonna gain about 20 pounds.

Zinger^²

proper noun Zingers

A surname.
A name used for several KFC products (e.g. Zinger Box).

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noun a surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip

Español	cosa ingeniosa

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@misc{zinger_2026,
  title = {zinger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zinger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}