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PUNCH LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does punch line mean?
• PUNCH LINE (noun)
The noun PUNCH LINE has 1 sense:
1. the point of a joke or humorous story
Familiarity information: PUNCH LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The point of a joke or humorous story
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
gag line; laugh line; punch line; tag line
Hypernyms ("punch line" is a kind of...):
line (text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen)
Holonyms ("punch line" is a part of...):
gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)
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