stinger

Meaning

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. (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) An extension cord.
13. (West-Country, slang) A stinging nettle.
14. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
15. (slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.

Synonyms

sting

cut

cocktail

🍸

dart

🎯

deviltry

fang

goad

malevolence

maliciousness

malignance

meanness

nastiness

ovipositor

pricker

spleen

unkindness

aculeus

whiskey drink

prodder

bayonet

whistleblower

bitchiness

Translations

dard

ferrão

aiguillon

aguijón

Stachel

pungiglione

κεντρί

provocação

aculeo

aculeus

insulto

stinger

τρυπών

Schwert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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