punchline
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈpʌnʧˌlaɪn/
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remate
- The audience erupted in laughter when they finally heard the punchline of the joke.
- the punchline of a joke
- deliver the punchline
- waiting for the punchline
I had a joke where the punchline was Ibiza didn't land.
- I had a joke where the punchline was Ibiza didn't land.
- And I think that the punchline is the title of the video.
- And this, this is the punchline for the halfway point of the talk.
- So, yeah, if the audience hadn't laughed at that one punchline, what would have happened?
- And I was trying to do the setup, punchline, setup punchline.
- No, no, there's, there's no funny punchline here.
- This is really a long video with a short punchline.
- He and our producer waiting for the punchline.
- We'll cut the tape before your joke jokes punchline, right?
- So I do think that, yes, that's going to be part of the punchline.
- That, that, that, that misdirection that leads to a punchline.
- It's just because you can tell from Jim reactions, they're like, there's no punchline here.
- This year, Yeah, you didn't even wait for the punchline.
- The comments from the peanut gallery do not help the punchline.
Examples
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Instead, I fell back on the punchline of an old country joke.
Academic text (2009) -
Waiting for four hours for the punchline to a joke is a bit much.
Fiction book (1992) -
And I think that the punchline is the title of the video.
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So let me just give you the punchline right now.
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But the punchline is you can learn this.
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So to make sure I stay on time, the punchline is this.
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There had better be a good punchline to this.
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Don't you wanna hear the punchline?
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In case you don't get it, the punchline is that I'm fat.
Blog text (8) -
You just ruined the punchline of my Japanese golfer joke.
Synonyms
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3.7
A short funny remark that makes people laugh
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3.5
The last part of a joke that makes people laugh
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8.1
A short clever remark that surprises and amuses people
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3.9
A short clever joke that fits in one line
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7.2
A clever short remark meant to make people laugh
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4.2
The final funny line in a joke that makes people laugh
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3.9
The main funny part of a joke that makes people smile
The last line of a joke that makes people laugh
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Punchline comes from two simple words: punch ('a hit') and line ('a sentence'). A helpful picture is to imagine the last sentence of a joke giving a small 'hit' of surprise that makes you laugh. That's why a punchline is the sentence that gives the point of a joke and causes laughter.