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ZINGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zinger mean?
• ZINGER (noun)
The noun ZINGER has 1 sense:
1. a striking or amusing or caustic remark
Familiarity information: ZINGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A striking or amusing or caustic remark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition
Hypernyms ("zinger" is a kind of...):
comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)
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