The act of creating or delivering a humorous response or observation which results in the
defamation in character or lower credibility of a person, place or object. The humorous comment typically would cause anger or sadness for any person that such comment was directed to. Ergo, causing a zing or burn type feeling resulting in possible
depression and or lower feeling of self worth. Zingus has a lineage with its not so
distant cousin zinger. In many circles, zingus is revered as the more modern day version of zinger.
"Did you see
the shirt Kate is wearing?" - person A
"Yeah, it
looks like it was handcrafted by the homeless" - person B
"
Ground control to Major Zingus, we have lift off!" - person A