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zingy

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Etymology

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From zing +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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zingy (comparative zingier, superlative zingiest)

  1. (informal) Full of zest.
    • 1989 May 6, Mara Math, “Boston's Women in Theatre Extravaganza”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
      There's not overmuch depth here, but Chambers does have a zingy wit and the one-liners fly fast and furious.
    • 1991, Howard Karren, The Premiere guide to movies on video:
      In the early drafts of the zingy script (by Charles Lederer), the visitor was to have been considerably more outre, but apparently the special effects folks weren't up to the job []

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