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stinger

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/

The English word “stinger” has 15 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
  2. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
  3. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
  4. A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
  5. A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
  6. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
  7. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
  8. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
  9. A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
  10. A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
  11. A final note played at the end of a military march.
  12. An extension cord.
  13. A stinging nettle.
  14. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
  15. An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

Etymology

From sting + -er. Both figurative and literal senses appeared in the 16th century.

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