parting shot
noun [C]Definition
› a remark that you make when you are leaving, so that it has a stronger effect: "And the dress that you bought me doesn't fit either!" was her parting shot.Remarks and remarkingExpressing and asking opinions
(Definition of parting shot noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- air verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- annotate verb
- backbiting noun
- bon mot noun
- comment noun
- compliment noun
- felicity noun (SUITABLE WORDS)
- innuendo noun
- last word noun
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- remark on sth phrasal verb
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