One-liner

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.

    "witty one-liners"

  2. 2
    a one-line joke wordnet
  3. 3
    A short remark intended as a sound bite.
  4. 4
    A command or small program consisting of a single line of input.

Synonyms

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zinger

Example

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"Tom's a master of the one-liner."

Etymology

From one + line + -er.

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