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one-liners

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one-lin⋅er

  [wuhn-lahy-ner]
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–noun
a brief joke or amusing remark.
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; one line + -er 1
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one-lin·er   (wŭn'lī'nər)
n.  A short joke or witticism, usually expressed in a single sentence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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one-liner 
"short joke, witty remark," 1969, from one + line.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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