punch line

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noun

the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.

Origin of punch line

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Words nearby punch line

puncheon, punch graft, punch in, Punchinello, punching bag, punch line, punch list, punch-out, punch press, punch spoon, punch-up

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Example sentences from the Web for punch line

Watch them make off like punch-line bandits during this “Joke Off” at a mini-SNL reunion last year.
Golden Globes Hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler’s Funniest Moments (Video)|Kevin Fallon|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, Kennedy took the punch-line for himself and applied the loud laughs he earned as an inoculation against a poisonous idea.
'Ask Not' Who Wrote JFK's Best Lines|Mark Katz|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He began to hold back slyly, like a comedian building up the tension before a punch-line.
The Fourth R|George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for punch line

punch line

noun

the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc, that gives it its humorous or dramatic point

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单词	punch line
释义	punch line SEE SYNONYMS FOR punch line ON THESAURUS.COM noun the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect. Origin of punch line An Americanism dating back to 1920–25 Words nearby punch line puncheon, punch graft, punch in, Punchinello, punching bag, punch line, punch list, punch-out, punch press, punch spoon, punch-up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punch line Watch them make off like punch-line bandits during this “Joke Off” at a mini-SNL reunion last year. Golden Globes Hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler’s Funniest Moments (Video)\|Kevin Fallon\|January 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Instead, Kennedy took the punch-line for himself and applied the loud laughs he earned as an inoculation against a poisonous idea. 'Ask Not' Who Wrote JFK's Best Lines\|Mark Katz\|November 1, 2010\|DAILY BEAST He began to hold back slyly, like a comedian building up the tension before a punch-line. The Fourth R\|George Oliver Smith British Dictionary definitions for punch line punch line noun the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc, that gives it its humorous or dramatic point Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to punch line point, tag line
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punch line

noun

Origin of punch line

Words nearby punch line

Example sentences from the Web for punch line

British Dictionary definitions for punch line

noun

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