dash vs zing

dash

verb
  • To dishearten; to sadden. 

  • To leave or depart. 

  • To complete hastily. 

  • To ruin; to destroy. 

  • To sprinkle; to splatter. 

  • To run quickly or for a short distance. 

  • To destroy by striking (against). 

  • To draw or write quickly; jot. 

  • To throw violently. 

intj
  • Damn! 

noun
  • Violent strike; a whack. 

  • The dashboard of a Tumblr user. 

  • A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon. 

  • Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). 

  • A rushing or violent onset. 

  • A short run, flight. 

  • Ostentatious vigor. 

  • The longer of the two symbols of Morse code. 

  • A slight admixture. 

  • A bribe or gratuity; a gift. 

  • A dashboard. 

  • A hyphen or minus sign. 

zing

verb
  • To address a witty insult or comeback to. 

  • To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum. 

noun
  • A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. 

  • A witty insult or derogatory remark. 

  • Zest or vitality. 

  • Pleasant or exciting flavour of food. 

intj
  • A high pitched humming sound. 

  • Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger. 

How often have the words dash and zing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )