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zinger

noun as in one-liner

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noun as in snappy comeback

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Sue’s notoriety continued to swell after appearing on the popular internet talk show “Subway Takes” with the standout zinger: “Gossip is socially useful, especially to women and the marginalized.”

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Yes, debates are important, but now it’s the one-liners, the zingers replayed on YouTube that matter.

One of Ms. Badenoch’s best zingers: “While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China was building five nuclear reactors.”

But the real problem with Gutfeld’s comedy is that he tries to offer zingers to versions of reality he has entirely fabricated, like his crack about math being what happens to other people.

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They also land good zingers about what Gen Z considers passé.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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