1550s, agent noun from sting (v.). As an animal part, from 1889; earlier in this sense was sting (n.).

A neurapraxia from a stretch injury to the brachial plexus; most commonly seen in football players. Also known as a burner.

a low penetrating long shot, usually with a long iron or wood (term mainly used in reference to tee shots) played with the hands forward and ball position back farther than normal to decrease trajecto [..]

Shoulder-launched missiles the United States sent to the Mujahedeen in their battle against the Soviets in Afghanistan. The heat-seeking Stinger could detect approaching aircraft exhaust four miles aw [..]

Small heat-seeking missiles fired from a shoulder launcher, usually to bring down a helicopter or other low-flying airplane. The United States shipped Stinger missiles to Afghanistan through Pakistan during the war against the Soviet Union. U.S. forces don't know how many Stingers the Taliban forces might have.

a surprising, last-minute bit of dialogue (or footage) that appears after the end (or closing) credits Example: title character Ferris (Matthew Broderick) breaks the fourth wall and tells the audience [..]

cf. Sting - a sharp organ used by some invertebrates to deliver venom.

an endearing term, used by electricians, for an extension cord. Not a very commonly used term on the whole.

A chord at the end of a march that is used to punctuate the ending of the composition. The stinger is typically played by the entire ensemble on the last beat of the last measure of the composition an [..]

A single extension cord. Most often referred to a single 'hot' extension that is left lying around for occassional use. (Grip/Lighting)

US term for a shore supply

A Jamaican cocktail drink recipe made with Jamaican brandy, Jamaican rum and cream. Other Jamaican stinger versions can be made substituting another spirit or  for the brandy or cognac, but the cream is intrinsic to the Jamaican drink. T

(n) a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy(n) a remark capable of wounding mentally(n) a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; [..]

 - Slang for the wire connecting a fused cutout or switch to a transformer bushing.

V-shaped configuration of rear frame rails to accept tow bar or trailer coupling.

 Brief sound or piece of music often used as an introduction or transition between segments.

(1) The MAD boom, which extends aft of a P-3's empennage. (2) An additional bell stroke given when the captain actually departs the ship. (3) One or more aircraft trailing a formation, usually to [..]

a sharp, pointed organ, attached to a venom gland, often filled with venom, capable of inflicting painful injury

a part of the bee that is used to iinject venom (poison) into its enemy. A worker bee can only sting once and then she dies.

Formation of two or more aircraft with a single in trail.

Formation of two or more aircraft with a single in trail.

Hard hit ball. Also: corker, shooter, hot shot

A brief musical phrase that is superimposed and mixed over the currently playing music.

the boom used to lower an underwater pipeline onto the seabed from a lay barge.

See shank.

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack. * '''1918''',en|spike strip

a portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile