zinger
n.— «I’ve experienced what is known as ’zingers’ which is the nerves reconnecting which have often been quite painful but i’ve always remembered these are signs that everything is healing.» —“Katy’s Ecstatic With Her Breast Reduction Results” make[me]heal Sept. 5, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Brian from Lafayette, Indiana, wonders why chicken is abbreviated CHX in the restaurant industry. Using X as a substitute or shortener has a long history. Medieval scribes sometimes drew a line through the final stroke of an abbreviated word. This...
In 1916, a small-town newspaper in Pennsylvania printed a fanciful item about a local gathering with a guest list that included, among others, Miss Ella Vader, Mr. Ray Zor, and other punny names. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...