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zinger

zin·ger

UK/ˈzɪŋə(ɹ)/ US/ˈzɪŋɜr/ rare informal us

noun

1.

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”

Origin

From zing + -er.

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