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===Etymology===
Believed to be a variation of {{termm|en|Parthian shot}}, referring to a military maneuver in which [[Parthian]] troops retreating on horseback turned back to face the enemy and shot while retreating.<ref>http{{R://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Online Etymology Dictionary|Parthian}}</ref><ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/5/messages/1157.html</ref>
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|En-au-parting shot.ogg|a=AU}}
 
===Noun===
{{en-noun|head=[[parting]] [[shot]]}}
 
# {{contextlb|idiomatic|lang=en|idiomatic}} An [[insult]] or [[barbed]] [[comment]] issued as the speaker [[depart]]s or the [[conversation]] comes to an end.
#* '''{{quote-journal|en|date=18 Sep 2007''', |author=Greg Stolz, “Power|title=Power's '''parting shot''' at enemies,” ''|journal=Courier-Mail'' (|location=Australia), 18 Sep.:
#*: |passage=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.}}
#* '''22 March 2012''', Scott Tobias, AV Club ''Cabin Boy''[http://www.avclub.com/articles/cabin-boy,71269/]
#*: When news arrives that the school must graduate Nathanial to official “Fancy Lad” status early and put him on the Queen Catherine first class to run the Mayweather in Hawaii, the headmaster dutifully complies, but Nathanial gets in a few '''parting shots''' on his way out the door.
 
====Translations====
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* Finnish: {{t|fi|loppulaukaus}}, {{t|fi|[[viimeinen]] [[sivallus]]}}
* French: {{t+|fr|flèche du Parthe|f}}
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===References===
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[[et:parting shot]]
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