1. a sharp-pointed organ of an insect or other animal used to inject poison
2. something that causes sharp pain or distress
Usage: figurative
3. a cocktail made with brandy and crème de menthe

Examples

• The bee’s stinger was left in my arm after it stung me.
• Wasps can use their stinger multiple times unlike bees.
• The critic’s review had a real stinger at the end.
• Her parting comment was a stinger that left him speechless.
• The bartender prepared a stinger for the customer.
• That joke had a stinger that caught everyone off guard.