stinger
Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
The English word “stinger” has 15 meanings listed here.
noun
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
- Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
- A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
- A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
- A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
- A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
- A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
- A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
- A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
- A final note played at the end of a military march.
- An extension cord.
- A stinging nettle.
- Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
- 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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