Punchline

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of punch line. alt-of, alternative

    "Arguably, without Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74) would not have revolutionised British TV comedy. He was key in developing the show’s distinctively trippy, stream-of-consciousness format, where each surreal set-up (the Lumberjack Song, the upper-class twit of the year show, the dead parrot, or the fish-slapping dance) flowed into the next, unpunctuated by punchlines."

  2. 2
    the point of a joke or humorous story wordnet

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gag linelaugh linepunch linetag line

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"Tom's a terrible joke teller, because he often forgets the punchline."

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