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punch line

–noun

the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.

[Origin: 1920–25, Americanism

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punch line
n. The climactic phrase or statement of a joke, producing a sudden humorous effect.

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punch line
noun
the point of a joke or humorous story

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ˈpunch line

the funny sentence or phrase that ends a joke
Example: He always laughs before he gets to the punch line.

Arabic:	الجُمْلَةِ الأخيرَةِ المُضْحِكَةِ في النُّكْتَه
Chinese (Simplified):	妙语
Chinese (Traditional):	妙語
Czech:	pointa
Danish:	pointe
Dutch:	rake slotzin
Estonian:	(nalja) puänt
Finnish:	huipentuma
French:	conclusion (comique)
German:	die Pointe
Greek:	κατάληξη ανέκδοτου
Hungarian:	csattanó, poén
Icelandic:	lokasetning í skrÿtlu
Indonesian:	bagian akhir lelucon

Italian:	(battuta finale)
Japanese:	おち
Latvian:	(anekdotes) ‘sāls'
Lithuanian:	esmė
Norwegian:	poeng, sluttreplikk
Polish:	pointa
Portuguese (Brazil):	conclusão de uma piada
Portuguese (Portugal):	ponto culminante
Russian:	ударная фраза
Slovak:	pointa
Slovenian:	poanta
Spanish:	remate (de un chiste)
Swedish:	slutpoäng
Turkish:	esprili nokta, can alıcı son cümle