punchline

See also: punch line

English

Noun

punchline (plural punchlines)

1. Alternative spelling of punch line
   • 2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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

• IPA^(key): /pœnʃ.lajn/

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Noun

punchline f (plural punchlines)

1. (hip hop) sentence of a rap song, carrying a strong message
2. strong or shocking one-sentenced statement