1
: something causing or meant to cause interest, surprise, or shock
2
: a pointed witty remark or retort
Examples of zinger in a Sentence
The candidate couldn't help getting off a zinger or two about his opponent.
Recent Examples on the Web
But before cutting things short, Burr managed to get a final zinger in at the expense of a woman yelling inarticulately from the balcony (seemingly in support).
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
The album also exults in musical zingers, non sequiturs and startling off-grid eruptions.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
What began as a simple story about this group navigating their wacky community college as rapid-fire pop culture-referencing zingers flew eventually evolved into an anything-goes free-for-all all.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, some of the zingers that teachers shared in the comments section also focused on teacher attire.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Kimmel also directed a zinger at Sen. Katie Britt for her State of the Union response, and with time to kill near the end, generated a roar from the audience with a response to former President Donald Trump’s social-media post criticizing him, which at least wasn’t unprovoked.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
When the Writers Guild of America went on strike in early May, late-night shows were the first to go dark since their scripts have a very tight turnaround to ensure the hosts are able to make all those timely zingers.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2023
The moderators landed some zingers with their questions.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Thirty episodes are available on Netflix now, delivering hours of humiliating pratfalls, collisions, and zingers.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
The album also exults in musical zingers, non sequiturs and startling off-grid eruptions.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
What began as a simple story about this group navigating their wacky community college as rapid-fire pop culture-referencing zingers flew eventually evolved into an anything-goes free-for-all all.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, some of the zingers that teachers shared in the comments section also focused on teacher attire.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Kimmel also directed a zinger at Sen. Katie Britt for her State of the Union response, and with time to kill near the end, generated a roar from the audience with a response to former President Donald Trump’s social-media post criticizing him, which at least wasn’t unprovoked.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
When the Writers Guild of America went on strike in early May, late-night shows were the first to go dark since their scripts have a very tight turnaround to ensure the hosts are able to make all those timely zingers.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2023
The moderators landed some zingers with their questions.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Thirty episodes are available on Netflix now, delivering hours of humiliating pratfalls, collisions, and zingers.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zinger. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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