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punch line
noun
the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
punch line
noun
the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc, that gives it its humorous or dramatic point
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of punch line1
Example Sentences
Just donāt have Palmer play Jar Jar Binksā fatherās brotherās nephewās cousinās former roommate, please, because Dark Helmet already spent that punch line on Lone Starr back in 1987.
But hereās the punch line: Targetās sales have cratered, at least in part because consumers were angry about its reversals.
Bronny James has been their most improved player simply by morphing from a punch line into, well, a player.
That is until Curtis has a sucker punch line of dialogue that follows: āI know babies taste the best.ā
So much of life doesnāt have a punch line, and in music you can be more confessional because youāre not saying, āHi, Iām Mae, and Iām saying this about this particular incident in my life.ā
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