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If I write something down, it's normally just a sharp one-liner.
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Meaning of "one-liner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ONE-LINER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONE-LINER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
One-Liner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ONE-LINER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of one-liner in the English dictionary

The definition of one-liner in the dictionary is a short joke or witty remark or riposte.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONE-LINER

one-eyed
one-eyed trouser snake
one-handed
one-hit wonder
one-horse
one-horse race
one-horse town
one-hundred share index
one-legged
one-line
one-man
one-man band
one-man show
one-many
one-night stand
one-of-a-kind
one-off
one-on-one
one-one
one-owner

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONE-LINER

airliner
aliner
Berliner
by-liner
discipliner
eyeliner
flatliner
Freightliner
hardliner
headliner
jetliner
liner
mainliner
milliner
onliner
outliner
panty liner
recliner
streamliner
superliner
trainer

Synonyms and antonyms of one-liner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «one-liner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONE-LINER

Find out the translation of one-liner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of one-liner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «one-liner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de una sola línea
570 millions of speakers

English

one-liner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक लाइनर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أونيلينير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

однострочник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

one-liner
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক রৈখিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

one-liner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Satu-liner
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

witzige Bemerkung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワンライナー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한 줄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siji-liner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một lớp lót
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு லைனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक-जहाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir liner
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

one-liner
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednego -liner
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

однострочнікі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- o linie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ένα - liner
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

one- liner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

one- liner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

one-liner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of one-liner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE-LINER»

The term «one-liner» is regularly used and occupies the 79.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE-LINER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «one-liner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «one-liner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about one-liner

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2 QUOTES WITH «ONE-LINER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word one-liner.
1
Courtney Barnett
If I write something down, it's normally just a sharp one-liner.
2
Charles Jencks
A sign to me is a one-liner, a symbol is very complex and my house is a series of symbols.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONE-LINER»

Discover the use of one-liner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to one-liner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One-Liner Wisdom for Today's Guys
But do look for plenty of food for thought about what really matters. By the way, the cheese that doesn’t belong to you? It’s nacho cheese. (A cheesier one-liner than anything you’ll find in this book.) Think.
Jeffrey Dean, 2009
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One-Liner Wisdom for Today's Girls
By the way, the cheese that doesn’t belong to you? It’s nacho cheese. (A cheesier one-liner than anything you’ll find in this book.) “Jeffrey Dean has a way of zeroing in on today’s youth culture.
Jeffrey Dean, 2009
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Favorite One Liners for Business: And Other Parts of Life
With a few exceptions, each one-liner also includes the message being conveyed. You will note the typical message explanation is longer than the one- liner. Point made. I have also included the person contributing the one-liner and the ...
Bud Michael, 2010
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Young Playwrights 101
Whether or not you decide to do a full outline, other options to consider are the one-liner and the synopsis. A one-liner is exactly what it sounds like—well, almost. It's not necessarily one line, but it should be just one sentence, and that one ...
Jonathan Charles Dorf, 2005
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A Statement on the One-liner
Through an examination of lines and one-liners, the work attempts to shift our perception, by highlighting the near-nothings of everyday life.
Ding Ren, 2009
6
Network World
Micom Systems, Inc. last week announced One Liner, a statistical multiplexer that can squeeze up to four voice transmissions and two data channels into a single 56K bit/sec digital link. One Liner enables users to extend T-l-like integrated ...
7
101 One Liner Jokes with Two Answers
There are 101 of the funniest one liner jokes you will ever read in this book!
Ray Kopek, 2009
8
The Comedy of Democracy
The art of the one-liner, first perfected for popular audiences in America in the persona of the vaudeville and nightclub stand-up comic, is crucial to successful farce. A machine-gun-like firing of one-liners can put an audience in such a mirthful ...
James E. Combs, Dan D. Nimmo, 1996
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Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an ...
The One-Liner Wall Potter used a One-Liner Wall to highlight statements that students had written in their reading packets. A One-Liner Wall is composed of selected students' statements from their writings. The selected sentences are either ...
Pérsida Himmele, William Himmele, 2011
10
Perl One-Liners: 130 Programs That Get Things Done
Author Peteris Krumins' dissections of each bit of code will help you gain a deeper understanding of the Perl language, and these Perl one-liners are sure to save you time and sharpen your sleight of hand.
Peteris Krumins, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONE-LINER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term one-liner is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's DEJA VU: Customer forgets to tell us about essential feature AGAIN
In a Bond film, I'd be Daniel Craig with a saucy one-liner about asking her if she'd like to see my elevator pitch, offering to massage her foot and ... «The Register, Jul 15»
2
Trash Buffet: Reality TV Recaps for the Week of July 24
... switches the height dilemma to the other end of the spectrum, but goes ahead and recycles the one-liner about having a big heart anyway. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
3
Siri is sassy on the Apple Watch, too
And as usual, if you ask Siri some zany query that's popped into your head, she might surprise you with a witty one-liner. siriwatch2. «Mashable, Jul 15»
4
Students rally against rape culture at government funded French …
She sent me a one-liner saying she wasn't sure if she had that statistic available, but that she'd get back to me. At time of publishing, no further ... «Vancity Buzz, Jul 15»
5
Jimmy Carter: 'Fortunately, There Was No Fox News When I Was …
Carter, in a one-liner that could take Twitter by storm, quipped: “Fortunately, there was no Fox News when I was president.” No, there wasn't, ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
6
Forbidden love in wartime tale
... elegantly subverts stereotypes with the occasional polished one-liner. His film gradually runs out of steam and a protracted final sequence at ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
7
Finney: Upon review, I was too harsh on radio hosts
It's the kind of Twitter one-liner cruelty that I try — and often fail — to avoid. I also failed to do what I regularly implore readers to do in discourse. «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
8
Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum: Small joys
... much before the release that the film is 'inspired' by the 1939 British film, Ask a Policeman, whose one-liner is the same as this film's. What's ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
7 Reasons The Youngest Siblings Make The Best Wingwomen (You …
So either we can cut into a babe circle with a killer one-liner before dropping you off to flirt it up with a specific one of those babes, or we'll feed ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
10
Claire and present danger
In August last year, comedian Ngesi tweeted a rugby one-liner that was interpreted as a rape joke. “At this rate the All Blacks better at least ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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