zinger

[zing-er]

zing·er

[zing-er]
noun Informal.
1.
a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.
2.
a surprise, shock, or piece of electrifying news: The President's resignation was a real zinger.
3.
a person or thing that has vitality or animation or produces startling results.

Origin:
1950–55; zing + -er1
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Zinger is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Slang Dictionary

zinger definition


  1. n.
    something nice or fine. : What a zinger of a hat!
  2. n.
    a stinging remark. : She got off another zinger at her brother.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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