zinger
القفشة
definition
noun
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a striking or amusing remark.
example
A Phil Neville 'zinger' takes a wicked deflection and Hildebrand scurries frantically across his goal-line to keep the ball out.
The song that seduced the masses all those months ago is still a 'zinger' .
a 'zinger' of a shot
In my experience of photographing people, shots one to four can invariably be junked, shot five often has some comedic value, but shot six is usually a 'zinger' .
Welles uses his own intimate vocal delivery, and an atmospheric soundscape, to prepare us for a final 'zinger' that is both eerie and contemplative.
From the wittiest 'zinger' to the most heartfelt speech, I believed every word spoken.
Their actual content's always up for debate and with Outtakes, it's gonna be a 'zinger' of an argument.
This breathy version of Joy To The World is a bit of a hotch-potch but it's a real 'zinger' !
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a 'zinger' of a shot
And I wish I could say that I found it to be a real 'zinger' .
This was a 'zinger' of an interview also, and Terry actually didn't come out all that good, nor did Bill, although I had really low expectations for him, and he exceeded those until the end.
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Pauleta receives the ball from Conceicao and tries a shot from the edge of the Poland box to the right of the goal. it's a 'zinger' and not too far away.
He's not getting hung up in technicalities, but when he makes a point, it is a real 'zinger' .
Heckart, as Baker, unexpectedly storms into Don's apartment like a tornado, approaching every flaw of Don's apartment with a 'zinger' or guilt-inducing remark.
Storms admits she improvised this 'zinger' in rehearsal, and was surprised that it was passed by CTV.
Small forward Sheri Sam had a 'zinger' for every media question asked.
Sporting more make-up than a Mary Kay cosmetics convention, the aging comedian's 'zingers' seem to have run out of steam.
The audience (mostly straight) lapped it up, along with the bitchiest exchanges - warming to the 'zingers' rather than the play's uneasy heartsickness.
But the 'zingers' keep coming, and, perhaps surprisingly, one of the targets is psychotherapy.
Every once in a while Spade is able to raise a few smirks with his off-the-cuff 'zingers' , but because the plot feels so ‘sitcom-y’ and forced, all the laughs are diluted.
Yes, she settles a few grievances and directs some partisan 'zingers' at old foes.
Weird sounds and musical 'zingers' punctuate the soundtrack.
The governor rehearses a few 'zingers' and then commits the whole shtick to memory for later delivery.
Though conservative, Brooks the Journalist is reflective rather than bombastic; his 'zingers' barely singe, let alone burn.
Gina Philips is effectively sarcastic and doubting as the sister, and Justin Long plays off her cute quips with humorous 'zingers' .
Stripping aside the 'zingers' and hyperbole, you get a fairly clear picture of the respective strategies for the summer campaign.
But Payne continually undermines this approach with repeated cheap 'zingers' at Middle American stereotypes, and the allegedly incredibly dull, cookie-cutter existence of same.
Speaking as a CSO, I will say that I've been the target of many 'zingers' from the IT department.
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