stinger UK /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/US /ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/noun 15forms 1 noun15 •A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. •Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack. •Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically. •A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits. •A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect. •(slang) A final note played at the end of a military march. •A station identifier on television or radio played between shows. •A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe. •A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness. •A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces. •(slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade. •Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish. •(slang) An extension cord. •(slang) A stinging nettle. •(slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison. formsstingers