punch-line
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
1920–25, Americanism
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| punch line | |
| —n | |
| the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc, that gives it its humorous or dramatic point | |
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Punch-line
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