zinger
zi nger
- n 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
- It was such an easy target that even the widely unloved Richard Nixon could get off a zinger.
- His face lit up, his eyes danced, and he couldn't resist the pleasure of the zinger, even though it undercut his intended message and might cost him support down the road.
- It was a snappy line, the kind of zinger McCain loved.