(informal) A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
KFC is back with their latest salvo in the spicy chicken sandwich wars! It's KFC's Zinger Drip, today on Mark Tastes Random Things! youtu.be/o95UelBl8Xc
Burn, baby, burn.... BTW, who is giving #PeePee makeup lessons - Orange Monster? The face looks like burnt shit. So funny, every time he thinks he's got a zinger, PM Carney buries him.... #cdnpoli
(informal) A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
The pitcher threw a real zinger and struck him out.
Zinger means: A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Zinger means: A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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How long have you been sitting on this zinger? 😂
zinger means: A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Burn, baby, burn.... BTW, who is giving #PeePee makeup lessons - Orange Monster? The face looks like burnt shit. So funny, every time he thinks he's got a zinger, PM Carney buries him.... #cdnpoli”
“How long have you been sitting on this zinger? 😂”
“First rate zinger. Thank you.”
“I'm editing my next YouTube video already and hoo boy. It's a zinger. It's not even long it just says the most important core thing I want to communicate in this world”
(informal) A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
On the first pitch from Kline, Lofton hits a zinger of a single into right field that J.D. Drew picks up on one bounce, and if he makes a good throw he has a chance to throw David Bell out at home plate.
“KFC is back with their latest salvo in the spicy chicken sandwich wars! It's KFC's Zinger Drip, today on Mark Tastes Random Things! youtu.be/o95UelBl8Xc”
(informal) An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
I wasn't looking to make friends; there had been too much animosity between us in the past, and maybe the guy had a zinger waiting on me.