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单词 zinger
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zingern.

Brit. /ˈzɪŋə/, U.S. /ˈzɪŋər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zing v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < zing v. + -er suffix1.
slang (originally U.S.).
1. Sport (originally Baseball). A ball thrown or hit hard and fast.
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1906 Inlander 25 Apr. 10/1 Then Sling slammed a zinger across the outside corner.
1975 Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey) 14 Aug. 53/6 Carlton hit a zinger, but Lopes somehow managed to glove the ball and turn it into a doubleplay.
1996 J. Davidson in W. Humber & J. St James All I thought about was Baseball 74 Then came another zinger on the inside corner... The ump called it a ball.
2017 Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky) 13 May b9 Every time Laura hits a zinger down the line and I can't get to it, I think, That's my doubles partner, that's awesome.
2.
a. A question or remark designed to surprise or disorientate; an unexpected turn of events, a plot twist.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] > act or instance of > surprising
catch1674
catch question1836
trick question1939
zinger1954
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > surprise question
zinger1954
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > turn in plot
plot twist1920
twist1941
zinger1954
twisteroo1963
1954 N.Y. Amsterdam News 20 Mar. 17/2 The payoff is this zinger: some of the stud bosses are so desperate and the going is so tough that they're eying the scribe sheets to pick up on a possible slave.
1973 R. Thomas If you can't be Good (1974) vii. 51 I would drone along..asking tired questions... Then I would throw in the zinger and watch what happened.
1976 Publishers Weekly 2 Feb. 91/1 There's a zinger toward the end, in which the nominal hit man gets hit, but it doesn't really compensate for the tedium the reader's gone through.
2018 Postmedia Breaking News (Nexis) 20 Nov. Someone might throw you a zinger or make demands of you or surprise you in some way.
b. A pointed or amusing remark, esp. one intended to humiliate or criticize; a quick-witted remark or observation, a wisecrack, esp. an effective one.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a jest or joke > punchline
tag line1926
boffo1934
payoff line1934
zinger1970
1970 Time 12 Oct. 7 Ann-Margret is giving him a hard time on the home front, too, tossing out little zingers about his advancing age.
1979 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 31 Mar. 76 (caption) One more zinger about my height, and I shall be compelled to thrash you mercilessly.
2012 K. Cole Poison Princess ii. 16 For someone who didn't have a mean bone in his body, he tended to land some zingers.
2018 i (Nexis) 20 Nov. 43 Packed with zingers, it's also a showcase for Moore's talent as a one-liner man.
3. Something which is a remarkable, exciting, or excellent example of its kind. Frequently in a zinger of a ——.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing
starOE
dainty1340
daisyc1485
say-piece1535
bravery1583
paragon1585
daint1633
rapper1653
supernaculum1704
dandy1785
roarer1813
sneezer1823
plum1825
trimmer1827
sockdolager1838
rasper1844
dinger1861
job1863
fizzer1866
champagne1880
beauty1882
pie1884
twanger1889
smasher1894
crackerjack1895
Taj Mahal1895
beaut1896
pearler1901
lollapalooza1904
bearcat1909
beaner1911
grande dame1915
Rolls-Royce1916
the nuts1917
pipperoo1939
rubydazzler1941
rumpty1941
rumptydooler1941
snodger1941
sockeroo1942
sweetheart1942
zinger1955
blue-chipper1957
ring-a-ding1959
premier cru1965
sharpie1970
stormer1978
1955 M. Allingham Beckoning Lady vi. 99 I don't know why it was such a zinger, unless it was that it was very big and very cheap.
1968 Times 30 May 10 I think every actress needs one zinger of a part early in her career.
1973 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 4 Nov. 79 (caption) A zinger of a novel.
1980 R. Adams Girl in Swing v. 63 My private collection was becoming what an American friend..described as a ‘zinger’.
2019 Scotsman (Nexis) 23 May A joyous female-centric update of a genre that's not really had a zinger of a mainstream film since Superbad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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