zing

zing
A good verbal shot or insult, or retort to a stupid remark

I really zinged him when he said that!


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  • zing — |zing Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • Zing — is the thing that makes something even better than what it was before the zing was added. Zing is what spice is to a meatball it just makes it that little bit better …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Zing — is the thing that makes something even better than what it was before the zing was added. Zing is what spice is to a meatball it just makes it that little bit better …   Dictionary of american slang

  • zing|y — «ZIHNG ee», adjective, zing|i|er, zing|i|est. Slang. full of vitality; lively; zesty …   Useful english dictionary

  • zing — /zing/, n. 1. vitality, animation, or zest. 2. a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing. 3. a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air. v.i. 4. to move …   Universalium

  • ZING — Technologies, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Zing Is Not Gnu (Computing » Software) * Z International Next Generation (Computing » General) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • zing — interj. (var.) Zâng. Trimis de tavi, 07.03.2009. Sursa: DER …   Dicționar Român

  • zing — (n.) 1911, high pitched sound, 1918, of echoic origin. Slang meaning energy, zest is attested from 1918 …   Etymology dictionary

  • zing — [n] liveliness brio, dash, drive, élan, energy, enthusiasm, get up and go*, go, gusto, life, oomph*, pep, pizzazz, punch, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zest, zip; concepts 411,633 …   New thesaurus

  • zing — informal ► NOUN ▪ energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness. ► VERB 1) move swiftly. 2) N. Amer. criticize sharply. DERIVATIVES zingy adjective. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

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