zinger
Example Sentences
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Despite what we’ve been told, revenge is actually a dish best served cool — as in stylish and snazzy, with distinctive taste in music and outfits and haircuts and zingers.
From New York Times
After listening to tapes of Ford’s delivery, Mr. Orben came up with a few zingers.
From New York Times
Sweet Sue gets some zingers, redolent of a time when women no longer felt as constrained by the pressure to be polite.
From New York Times
Ford’s character is a curmudgeonly colleague and mentor who delivers zingers with restrained glee.
From Seattle Times
That can work well in 200-page zingers like “Less Than Zero” or “Imperial Bedrooms.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
