An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end
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.
If someone makes a parting shot, they make an unpleasant or forceful remark at the end of a conversation, and then leave so that no-one has the chance to reply. He turned to face her for his parting shot. `You're one coldhearted woman, you know that?'. An act of aggression or retaliation, such as a retort or threat, that is made upon one's departure or at the end of a heated discussion