punch line

punch line

n.

The climactic phrase or statement of a joke, producing a sudden humorous effect.

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punch line

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc., that gives it its humorous or dramatic point

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

punch line - the point of a joke or humorous story gag line, tag line, laugh line gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"

Translations

punch line n (of joke) → battuta finale; (of story) → finale m

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punch line n (of joke) → battuta finale; (of story) → finale m