- 1. The act of creating or delivering a humorous response or observation which results in the defamation in character or lower credibility of a person, place or object. The humorous comment typically would cause anger or sadness for any person that such comment was directed to. Ergo, causing a [zing] or [burn] type feeling resulting in possible depression and or lower feeling of self worth. Zingus has a lineage with its not so distante cousin [zinger]. In many circles, zingus is revered as the more modern day version of zinger. > "Did you see the shirt Kate is wearing?" - person A > "Yeah, it looks like it was handcrafted by the homeless" - person B > "Mission control to planet zingus! We have lift off!" - person A Source: ecdict
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