There was the sudden zip and zing of magic.Zing is a little bolt of flowing energy, a “tiny shock.”* It whizzes past and bounces up, glittering all the way. Zing is something we add, to get things energized and moving. Zing is also associated with release, as in the saying, “Zing went the strings of my heart.”
—Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic (2000)
* Diana G. Gallagher, Showdown at the Mall (1997)
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This is a great word. Apparently, it can be used as a way to highlight a witty, insulting comment to someone (a zinger).
Urban Dictionary gives some examples.
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