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Parting shot

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Noun
  1. 1
    An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end. idiomatic

    "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."

Etymology

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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