punchlinen.

Brit.

/ˈpʌn(t)ʃlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpən(t)ʃˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: punch n.², line n.²

Etymology: < punch n.² + line n.²

1. Originally U.S. The final phrase or sentence of a joke, story, etc., providing the humour or some other crucial element. In extended use: a conclusion, esp. a striking one; an outcome.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > punch line

punchline1913

1913 Billboard 10 May 9/2 The ‘punch-line’, while near the end of a popular song, is of such great importance that it must be anticipated at the beginning.

1921 Variety 25 Nov. 8/1 All of their sure-fire punch~lines went over.

1937 Dime Detective Mag. Nov. 45/2 Go on..give me the punch line.

1957 Oxf. Mail 17 Oct. 1/2 It was Mr Dulles's punch-line and showed the Russians—and the American people—that President Eisenhower regards the Middle East crisis with great anxiety.

1971 World Archaeology 3 226 He [sc. V. G. Childe] was fond of dramatic punch-lines.

1977 New Yorker 27 June 67/1 Reaching the punch line, he erupted in laughter.

1993 United Church Observer June 2/2 Now here's the punchline: Any doubts I might have been harboring as to the appropriateness of calling myself a conservative were instantly dispelled last August when [etc.].

2003 R. Dawkins Devil's Chaplain v. 198 The idea of science as ‘the art of the soluble’ provides the punchline for at least four of the essays.

2007 D. M. Hooley Roman Satire ii. 57 Shorter than any other satire, it begins with a standard joke-opening..and ends with a punchline pun on Rex.

2. U.S. A person or thing regarded as an object of ridicule; a laughing stock.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > object of ridicule

hethinga1340

japing-stickc1380

laughing stock?1518

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laughing game1530

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May game1569

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Aunt Sally1859

monument1866

punchline1978

1978 Washington Post 13 Jan. (Weekend section) 8/4 What's more, Parton ironically has become a television punchline, a sort of Farrah Fawcett-Minors.

1984 N.Y. Times 12 Aug. (Real Estate section) 1/3 We closed on Friday the 13th..and there were a lot of jokes going around, but it upset me—I didn't want to be a punchline.

1996 People Weekly 7 Oct. 85 James Stockdale barely remembers what happened the night his name became a punchline.

2004 R. Viagas Back Stage Guide to Broadway 172 The show became a punchline, but a revival nevertheless ran 5959 performances.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

punchlinev.

Brit.

/ˈpʌn(t)ʃlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpən(t)ʃˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: punchline n.

Etymology: < punchline n.

U.S.

transitive. To say as a punchline or a put-down.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > speak in maxims [verb (intransitive)] > express in punch line

punchline1941

1941 Iowa City (Iowa) Press-Citizen 22 May 4/6 Some columnists got great delight in punch-lining their criticism of him by adding that Lindbergh hadn't turned back the decoration awarded him by Adolf Hitler.

1959 Time 14 Sept. 44/2 ‘I'll kill myself..’ said Benny. ‘All right,’ Truman punch-lined, ‘I've got an undertaker friend.’

1989 T. Berger Changing Past ii. 112 ‘Wanna buy some?’ Jackie punchlined, and though Ferguson's flunkies blanched, the boy wonder cracked up.

1998 J. Dunning On Air 236 Moran, glib of tongue, played straight man; Mack fretted and fumed and often punchlined ‘Why bring that up?’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punchline
释义	punchlinen. Brit. /ˈpʌn(t)ʃlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)ʃˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: punch n.², line n.² Etymology: < punch n.² + line n.² 1. Originally U.S. The final phrase or sentence of a joke, story, etc., providing the humour or some other crucial element. In extended use: a conclusion, esp. a striking one; an outcome. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > punch line punchline1913 1913 Billboard 10 May 9/2 The ‘punch-line’, while near the end of a popular song, is of such great importance that it must be anticipated at the beginning. 1921 Variety 25 Nov. 8/1 All of their sure-fire punch~lines went over. 1937 Dime Detective Mag. Nov. 45/2 Go on..give me the punch line. 1957 Oxf. Mail 17 Oct. 1/2 It was Mr Dulles's punch-line and showed the Russians—and the American people—that President Eisenhower regards the Middle East crisis with great anxiety. 1971 World Archaeology 3 226 He [sc. V. G. Childe] was fond of dramatic punch-lines. 1977 New Yorker 27 June 67/1 Reaching the punch line, he erupted in laughter. 1993 United Church Observer June 2/2 Now here's the punchline: Any doubts I might have been harboring as to the appropriateness of calling myself a conservative were instantly dispelled last August when [etc.]. 2003 R. Dawkins Devil's Chaplain v. 198 The idea of science as ‘the art of the soluble’ provides the punchline for at least four of the essays. 2007 D. M. Hooley Roman Satire ii. 57 Shorter than any other satire, it begins with a standard joke-opening..and ends with a punchline pun on Rex. 2. U.S. A person or thing regarded as an object of ridicule; a laughing stock. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > object of ridicule hethinga1340 japing-stickc1380 laughing stock?1518 mocking-stock1526 laughing game1530 jesting-stock1535 mockage1535 derision1539 sporting stocka1556 game1562 May game1569 scoffing-stock1571 playing stock1579 make-play1592 flouting-stock1593 sport1598 bauchle1600 jest1606 butt1607 make-sport1611 mocking1611 mirtha1616 laughing stakea1630 scoff1640 gaud1650 blota1657 make-mirth1656 ridicule1678 flout1708 sturgeon1708 laugh1710 ludibry1722 jestee1760 make-game1762 joke1791 laughee1808 laughing post1810 target1842 jest-word1843 Aunt Sally1859 monument1866 punchline1978 1978 Washington Post 13 Jan. (Weekend section) 8/4 What's more, Parton ironically has become a television punchline, a sort of Farrah Fawcett-Minors. 1984 N.Y. Times 12 Aug. (Real Estate section) 1/3 We closed on Friday the 13th..and there were a lot of jokes going around, but it upset me—I didn't want to be a punchline. 1996 People Weekly 7 Oct. 85 James Stockdale barely remembers what happened the night his name became a punchline. 2004 R. Viagas Back Stage Guide to Broadway 172 The show became a punchline, but a revival nevertheless ran 5959 performances. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). punchlinev. Brit. /ˈpʌn(t)ʃlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)ʃˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: punchline n. Etymology: < punchline n. U.S. transitive. To say as a punchline or a put-down. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > speak in maxims [verb (intransitive)] > express in punch line punchline1941 1941 Iowa City (Iowa) Press-Citizen 22 May 4/6 Some columnists got great delight in punch-lining their criticism of him by adding that Lindbergh hadn't turned back the decoration awarded him by Adolf Hitler. 1959 Time 14 Sept. 44/2 ‘I'll kill myself..’ said Benny. ‘All right,’ Truman punch-lined, ‘I've got an undertaker friend.’ 1989 T. Berger Changing Past ii. 112 ‘Wanna buy some?’ Jackie punchlined, and though Ferguson's flunkies blanched, the boy wonder cracked up. 1998 J. Dunning On Air 236 Moran, glib of tongue, played straight man; Mack fretted and fumed and often punchlined ‘Why bring that up?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913v.1941
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