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one-liner

[wuhn-lahy-ner]

noun

  1. a brief joke or amusing remark.



one-liner

noun

  1. informala short joke or witty remark or riposte

“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of one-liner1

1965–70, one line + -er 1
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Villarreal: I have to tell you, I was super nervous that she was going to hit me with some one-liners about my appearance or something.

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For all of its sartorial delights and cutting one-liners, “Party Girl” maintains a sweetness that sits like a velvet-soft lining just beneath its stylish, intimidating exterior.

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The Thanksgiving episodes are shocking and absurd, packed with scathing one-liner digs and soapy melodrama; feasts so good that you can’t help but come back for more.

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Visual art is not new to Martin, a wiz at one-liners who incorporates drawings in his stand-up.

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As rare as a great comedy is these days, it’s even rarer that anything besides a few one-liners will stay with the audience after the movie’s over.

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