stinger

stinger

1. A very harsh, emotionally injurious criticism, insult, or retort. My grandmother wasn't afraid of letting off a stinger or two whenever she thought you were doing something foolish. Tom started making fun of Mary for her situation, and she came back with a stinger about his many business failures.
2. A result or outcome that is particularly disappointing, devastating, or disruptive. The star quarterback's transfer is sure to be a stinger to his former team. Losing such a lucrative account was certainly a stinger, but we'll continue to manage somehow.
3. A symptom of an impact injury to the neck, characterized by a stinging or burning sensation that radiates down the length of one's arm. My neck got wrenched from the tackle and gave me an awful stinger down my right arm.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stinger

n. the drawback; the catch; the hitch. Sounds good, but what’s the stinger?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • your mom
  • get off (one's) bike
  • get off your bike
  • I'm rubber, you're glue
  • fire insults at (one)
  • hurl insults
  • hurl insults (at one)
  • fire questions, insults, etc. at somebody
  • clap back
  • a shot across the bows
References in periodicals archive
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HyperX launches new wireless gaming headset
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That being the case, it is no surprise that the Stinger is very good and is now the marque's flagship.
Proving the point; JOHN MURDOCH explains why the Kia Stinger can give premium-class rivals a real run for their money
Loughborough Kia stocks a wide range of new and used Kia models, including the all-new Kia Stinger, with prices starting from PS32,025.
New jobs created at car showroom site opening
Saaksjarvi speculates the large stinger may have another use other than delivering venom and eggs.
Wasp with giant stinger discovered in the Amazon
High powered it may be, yet the Stinger hasn't been created for brutal pace at the expense of comfort - it's a substantial five-door 'gran turismo'.
The joy of the journey
Under the skin of the flagship Stinger GT S is a 3.3-litre V6 engine boosted to 365bhp which delivers super-sport statistics of 0 to 60 in 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 168mph.
Kia Stinger a GT sensation
Evaluated and compared by a wellrespected panel of UK journalists, the Stinger came top of its class, fighting off stiff competition in a segment normally associated with more premium brands.
Kia Stinger, available at Gravells Kia, wins Best Performance Car in 2018 UK Car of the Year Awards
The Stinger is Kia's first Grand Tourer and first rear wheel drive car in the UK.
Kia's first Grand Tourer really is a super car; STEVE HOWARTH WITH THE LATEST ON FOUR WHEELSsteve.howarth@trinitymirror.com
And the Stinger and the i30N were both overseen by Albert Biermann who used to work for BMW.
New Kia to Sting German rivals; ON THE ROAD; Hot GT S is fantastic value for money; For more reviews and fantastic motoring news check out mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/ @MirrorMotoring
The name is a mere appetiser for what's in store, and in the metal the Stinger looks every bit a high-performance grand tourer that packs an astonishing punch.
Sunday
We discovered that the Stinger does deliver in no uncertain fashion while driving the GT S hundreds of miles across the south of England from Cornwall to Sussex.
Kia Stinger a GT sensation
Kia Motor America's COO and EVP Michael Sprague knows that even though the company has put out award-winning cars that sometimes create whole new niches (he cites the Soul of 2009, which has gone on to become one of the company's biggest selling marques-in 2016 it outsold all other vehicles in the lineup), there are still those whispers: "Yeah, but it's still a Kia." He believes the Stinger is going to put an end to that.
THE 2018 KIA STINGER: BANISHING THE WHISPERS
Jam on scones in Cornwall is a particular shade of red - almost Stinger red, I would say.
Scarlet fever; Kia hope showrooms will be jam-packed as fans rev up to buy new luxury Stinger
THE new Kia Stinger gran turismo (pictured) and Kia Stonic compact crossover have been awarded the highest-possible collision safety ratings by Euro NCAP.
Stinger and Stonic get top NCAP safety rating