punchline
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See also: punch line
English
Noun
punchline (plural punchlines)
- Alternative spelling of punch line
- 2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian:
- 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.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English punchline.
Pronunciation
Noun
punchline f (plural punchlines)
- (hip hop) sentence of a rap song, carrying a strong message
- strong or shocking one-sentenced statement
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English punch line
Pronunciation
Noun
punchline m (plural punchlines)