stinger
Americannoun
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a person or thing that stings.
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an animal or plant having a stinging organ.
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Informal. a stinging blow, remark, or the like.
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a cocktail made of brandy and crème de menthe.
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Military. Stinger, a U.S. Army shoulder-launched, heat-seeking antiaircraft missile with a range of 3 miles (5 kilometers).
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British Informal. a highball of whiskey and soda.
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Television.
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a clip appearing during or after the closing credits of a show or movie.
The next season’s new cast member appears briefly in the stinger.
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noun
noun
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a person, plant, animal, etc, that stings or hurts
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any marine creature that stings its victims, esp the box jellyfish
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Also: stengah. a whisky and soda with crushed ice
Etymology
Origin of stinger
Example Sentences
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Rowdy would have absolutely nothing to do with anything that had wings and stingers.
From Literature
A frog with an unexpectedly strong resistance to venom has been identified, and it routinely eats hornets despite the insects' dangerous stingers.
From Science Daily
“Tron: Ares” does so in the closing moments of the movie’s main story as well as in a stinger that plays after the credits start to roll.
From Los Angeles Times
Freeman had been battling a neck stinger, but returned to the starting lineup and drew a walk in an otherwise 0-for-3 performance.
From Los Angeles Times
Freeman was absent from the lineup because of a “stinger” in his neck and right shoulder, Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times
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