punch line
Noun
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Noun
punch line (plural punch lines)
- The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.
- That was quite a build-up for such a puny punch line.
- More generally, a final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to.
- French: chute
- German: Pointe, Schluss eines Witzes, witziger Schlusspunkt
- Italian: culmine, battuta finale, battuta conclusiva
- Russian: соль
- Spanish: remate
- German: Schlusspunkt, Schlussbemerkung
- Spanish: broche
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