Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An act of aggression or retaliation, such as a retort or threat, made when leaving or at the end of a heated discussion.
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- noun idiomatic An
insult orbarbed comment issued as the speakerdeparts or theconversation comes to an end.
Etymologies
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Believed to be a variation of Parthian shot, referring to a military maneuver in which Parthian troops retreating on horseback turned back to face the enemy and shot while retreating.
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