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zinger

noun

Definition of zinger

as in witticism

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Recent Examples of zinger The zinger, however, is the eye-catching jewelry on the manicure that Liu rocked to the 2026 American Music Awards didn't literally pierce through Liu's nails. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 These popular videos focus on clip-worthy gotcha questions, one-line zingers and screaming matches edited for virality. — Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 Ava listens, reframes, flatters, throws in a zinger, and feeds those feelings back. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026 Alice even had a zinger to deliver to her dad in the wake of the discovery. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for zinger

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Noun

The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
This charming witticism might double as a tagline for the season writ large.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of witticism

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The wisecrack clearly landed with the audience, though the cameras picked up the late-night host’s face dropping.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 June 2026
But Marsch laughs at a Maurice wisecrack and throws both of his palms on his shoulders to bridge the gap between them.

— Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 June 2026

Definition of wisecrack

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So when Whitney Cummings made a quip about the president during the taping for this year’s Twain Prize, which honored HBO late night host Bill Maher, its absence from the final product on Netflix raised eyebrows.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Gavenas occasionally veers from hagiography, usually in the form of small, critical quips, but does not linger on the uncertainty of Mary Kay’s sale numbers.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Definition of quip

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The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Prices of stocks and bonds, along with long-term interest rates, have oscillated up and down in response to the daily verbal sallies from the White House.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025

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