Punchline

Word PUNCHLINE
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Definitions and meanings of "Punchline"

What do we mean by punchline?

The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.

More generally, a final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to.

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The word "punchline" in example sentences

So, your punchline is a story about what happened in a completely different branch of government. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The laughter comes from an unfamiliar situation, much like a joke that sets up a situation and the punchline is the unexpected opposite. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The new religions, Islam and Christianity, are just on the top," says a classic Naipaul informant, a lawyer and former university dean in Gabon; his punchline is a perfect short Naipaulian thematic sentence: "Inside us is the forest." ❋ Christopher Lydon (2010)

Not every punchline is going to be a homerun, but as long as the laughs keep coming, this will be appointment tv for me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

February 27, 2009 punchline from a political cartoon from the late 80s ❋ Unknown (2009)

So the real punchline is that the USAF is leveraging this cost differential to get a supercomputer at a cheaper price. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Through the aid of these devices, the speakers told "jokes" -- an elaborate form of subjective communication in which a "punchline" is delivered after a long set-up. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

June 26th, 2009 12: 49 pm ET in an anyone but bush election kerry lost ..... no matter what the punchline is john, you'll always be the joke! ❋ Unknown (2009)

I always enjoy a good joke where the punchline is "Sarah Palin." ❋ Unknown (2009)

That reminds me of a joke I know about a man and woman on their wedding night - the punchline is "Well, there's no teeth, but your gums are in terrible condition." ❋ Aka TBTAM (2008)

This set of ten Comedy Central-produced shorts exposes the embarrassing underbelly of cartoon history in punchline-packed two-minute "documentary" segments chronicling the rise and fall of a famous cartoon character - or rather a transparent stand-in like Mortimer Koon (which plays off of Mickey Mouse's roots in blackface) or Antsy & the Bugaboos (think chipmunk). ❋ Unknown (2007)

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