punch line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhnch lahyn]
- /pʌntʃ laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhnch lahyn]
- /pʌntʃ laɪn/

Definitions of punch line words

noun punch line the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect. 1
noun punch line the surprise line carrying the point of a joke 0

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Origin of punch line

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Punch line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Punch line

punch line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

punch line usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for punch line

noun punch line

all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
capper — a person or device that caps something or makes caps
culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
gist — the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?

All 8 Synonyms of punch line