Definition von „stinger“ auf Englisch

noun

1. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

2. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.

3. Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.

4. A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.

5. A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.

6. A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.

7. A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.

8. A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.

9. (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.

10. A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.

11. (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.

12. (slang, television and film) An extension cord.

13. (slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.

14. Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.

15. (prison slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.