stinger

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A wasp's stinger with a drop of venom
A US Army soldier deploying a stinger at a vehicle check point in Iraq

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

stinger (plural stingers)

  1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
    Synonym: sting
  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.
    Synonym: spike strip
  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. (slang) 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. (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
  12. (slang, television and film) An extension cord.
  13. (slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
  14. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
  15. (prison slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

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Verb[edit]

stinger

  1. present indicative of stinga

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