The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BARB , but the solution may also be ONE-LINER which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Zinger crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BARB | 51 % | 4 |
| MOT | 24 % | 3 |
| RETORT | 9 % | 6 |
| QUIP | 4 % | 4 |
| JAB | 3 % | 3 |
| RIPOSTE | 3 % | 7 |
| BONMOT | 1 % | 6 |
| ONELINER | 1 % | 8 |
| JAPE | 1 % | 4 |
| ONE-LINER | 1 % | 9 |
Why may MOT be the right solution?
The answer to "Zinger" is "MOT" because "MOT" is a short and informal term for a witty or clever remark, which is often referred to as a zinger.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Zinger
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mot
- quip
- wisecrack
- bon mot
- snarky
- sarcasm
- barb
- repartee
- invective
- retort
- snark
- remark
Crossword Answer definitions
BARB noun- The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- A hurtful or disparaging remark.
- A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
- Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard.
- A horse.
- One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
- Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
- Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish), found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
- A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
- A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
- A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
- Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]
- A bit for a horse.
- A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
- To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
- To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard.
- To cut (hair).
- To shave or dress the beard of.
- To clip; to mow.
- The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
- A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
- A barbiturate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BARB
- Hook
- Zinger
- Sarcastic remark
- Cutting remark
- Fishhook feature
- Dig
- Dorothy Parker comment, typically
- Spike on a wire
- Unfriendly remark
- Fishhook part
More clues leading to the result MOT
- Bon ____
- Verbal gem
- Bon __
- Oscar Wilde forte
- Bon ___
- Bon ___ (zinger)
- Snappy comeback
- Witticism
- Pithy remark
- Witty word
More clues leading to the result RETORT
- Comeback
- Caustic reply
- Laboratory vessel
- Conversational comeback
- Verbal zinger
- Snappy comeback
- "Your mother wears army boots!," for one
- Clever comeback
- Zinger
- Answer sharply
More clues leading to the result QUIP
- Clever quote
- One liner
- Witty remark
- (Supp)l(y w)i(th) ne(cessary materials)
- Crack
- Ironic T-shirt slogan, e.g.
- Bon mot
- Stand-up fodder
- Punchy joke
- Witticism
More clues leading to the result JAB
- Boxer's blow
- Poke
- Start of a one-two
- Thrust
- Holyfield lead
- Poke at Evander
- Poke or prod
- Boxer's defense
- Punch
- Quick move from Pacquiao
More clues leading to the result RIPOSTE
- Comeback
- Fencing maneuver
- Bon mot
- Snappy comeback
- Witty comeback
- Clever comeback
- Fencing thrust
- Clever return
- Zinger
- Witty retort
More clues leading to the result BONMOT
More clues leading to the result ONELINER
- Youngman offering
- "Airplane!" gag, e.g.
- Ad-libbed segment
- Short, witty remark
- Quick joke
- Quick quip
- Henny Youngman's specialty
- Part of a comedian's repertoire
- Joke from Henny Youngman
- Sitcom joke, frequently