zinger

今日の単語もReader's Digest、7月号のAsk Auntyからです。
The only good shot I ever got off against an express-line violator was totally by accident. A little four-year-old girl was behind me in the store, sitting in the shopping cart. She must have just started learning her numbers and was counting - loudly - the number of items rolling on the belt, ending with, "Twenty-five! That's too many!" The shopper turned beet red and scooted out. I'd love to hear if readers have some of their own zingers that have worked on checkout hogs.
私が経験した米国のスーパーでのexpress-lineは普通５～１０アイテムだったと思います。　このスーパーのexpress-lineの制限は２５点だったのでしょうか、それともこの "checkout hog" は制限を大幅に超過したのでしょうか？　それはともかくとして、 "zingers" の意味ですが、文脈からすると気の利いた決め台詞の様な意味のようですがどうでしょう？　辞書を見ます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: a striking or amusing or caustic remark ("He always greeted me with a new zinger")
・Wiktionary:
1. A surprising or unusually pointed or telling remark.; My little niece let fly with the zinger that my sister was pregnant again.
2. An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.; I was still reeling from the zinger of seeing my ex on a date with my best friend.
・Wordnik:
1.Informal A witty, often caustic remark.
2.Informal A sudden shock, revelation, or turn of events.
Wiktionary/Wordnikにある２番目の意味での "zinger
" は余り経験したくないですね。
記事の抜粋最後の文にある "hogs" については明日の話題にします。