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UK
/zˈɪŋɡɐ/
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[ US /ˈzɪŋɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈzɪŋɝ/ ]
NOUN
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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
How To Use zinger In A Sentence
- If Ratzinger wants to stay in Italy and scare school kids by telling them God is watching when they French kiss or masturbate, that is his sexual silliness. Joe Cutbirth: The Pope Can't Get Away With This
- Ratzinger exercised extraordinary ‘thought-control’ in deciding which works of theologians were orthodox and which were verboten.
- According to numerous opinion polls, they solidly oppose the kinds of discrimination that Cardinal Ratzinger condoned.
- Without a single zinger in the bunch, this comedy is gasping for laughs, and should be relegated to the $2.99 bin very soon.
- A Phil Neville zinger takes a wicked deflection and Hildebrand scurries frantically across his goal-line to keep the ball out.
- This was a zinger of an interview also, and Terry actually didn't come out all that good, nor did Bill, although I had really low expectations for him, and he exceeded those until the end.
- On the campaign trail, he had coined a zinger against rival Mitt Romney, saying President Barack Obama's health-care law was largely based on the policy Mr. Romney promoted as Massachusetts governor, and calling Mr. Romney's law "ObamneyCare. Withdrawal Follows a Failure to Ignite
- Not necessarily: Ratzinger's role under John Paul was one thing; now that he is pope, he will perhaps assume a more pastorly posture. The Vision of Benedict XVI
- Another zinger: "This begs the question of why married men go to prostitutes rather than buying from their wives, who presumably will be low-cost providers, considering that they can sell nonreproductive sex without compromising their marriage. The Economics Of ProstitutionMoney Special Report: The Economics Of Prostitution
- The announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise after The Office creator and UK series star delivered a hard-hitting monologue last year that included zingers aimed at Hugh Hefner, Charlie Sheen, the cast of Sex and the City 2 and Scientologists. Who Will He Offend This Year? Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes Again