parthian-shot
Parthian shot
noun
a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
Origin:
1900–05; so called from the ancient Parthian cavalry's habit of shooting arrows rearward at the enemy while in real or feigned flight
1900–05; so called from the ancient Parthian cavalry's habit of shooting arrows rearward at the enemy while in real or feigned flight
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| Parthian shot | |
| —n | |
| another term for parting shot | |
| [alluding to the custom of Parthian archers who shot their arrows backwards while retreating] | |
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