Usually means: Sharp, witty remark; stings slightly.
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General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. zinger: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. zinger: Merriam-Webster
  3. zinger: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. zinger: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. zinger: Collins English Dictionary
  6. zinger: Vocabulary.com
  7. Zinger, zinger: Wordnik
  8. Zinger, zinger: Wiktionary
  9. zinger: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. zinger: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. zinger: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. zinger: Dictionary.com
  13. Zinger (disambiguation), Zinger: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. zinger: Rhymezone
  15. zinger: FreeDictionary.org
  16. zinger: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. zinger: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. zinger: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. The Zinger: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Zinger: Croquet

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (informal) A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
noun:  (informal) A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
noun:  (informal) An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
noun:  (informal) An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.
noun:  A piece of food or drink that is tart and stimulating.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  A name used for several KFC products (e.g Zinger Box).

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