parting shot

Etymology
Believed to be a variation of, referring to a military maneuver in which Parthian troops retreating on horseback turned back to face the enemy and shot while retreating.

Noun

 * 1)  An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.
 * 2) * 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club Cabin Boy
 * 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.
 * 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

 * Finnish: loppulaukaus, viimeinen sivallus
 * French: