zingy

English

Etymology

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English zing

English -y

English zingy

From zing + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪŋi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋi

Adjective

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 […]

   • 2026 May, Ingrid Abramovitch, “Big Easy Does It”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, pages 21-22:

     They relocated to Los Angeles, where Dabito revived a lackluster 1950s bungalow with a zingy palette of purples and greens, replete with tricks (vintage-furniture makeovers, artful gallery walls) that propelled him into Instagram stardom and landed him collaborations with brands like Mitzi, Brooklinen, and York Wall coverings.

Derived terms

• zingily
• zinginess