stinger
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stinger (plural stingers)
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically
- a cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe
- A device used by the British police force consisting of a portable bed of nails to puncture car tires.
- 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 showed on films or television shows after credits.
- (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
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pointed portion of an insect
anything that stings mentally or psychologically
