[ noun ] a striking or amusing or caustic remark <noun.communication> he always greeted me with a new zingershe tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition
His audience roared with delight at this zinger, which had so much flattery in it.
Bentsen used precisely that cadence in setting up Quayle for his debate zinger, and aides said Friday's speech was the first time Quayle had referred to the put-down in a campaign appearance.