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parting shots

parting shots is the plural of parting shot.

Meaning of parting shot

Noun

parting shot (plural parting shots)

  1. (idiomatic) An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.
    • Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his bombshell resignation today.2007 September 18, Greg Stolz, “Power's parting shot at enemies”, in Courier-Mail, Australia

Questions about parting shots

What is parting shots the plural of?
Parting shots is the plural of parting shot.

Words near parting shots in the dictionary

  1. parting out
  2. parting phrase
  3. parting phrases
  4. parting sand
  5. parting shot
  6. parting shots
  7. parting ways
  8. parting with
  9. parting-cup
  10. parting-cups
  11. partings

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