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" On stage you look much larger than you are. You can have subtle changes of timing; how you place a punch line in a joke or movement or emotion according to an audience."
Sylvester McCoy

Meaning of "punch line" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCH LINE

punch line


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCH LINE

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punch line 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 PUNCH LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Punch line

A punch line is the final part of a joke, comedy sketch, or profound statement, usually the word, sentence or exchange of sentences which is intended to be funny or to provoke laughter or thought from listeners. Few punchlines are inherently funny out of context, but when a comedian sets up the premise and builds up the audience's expectations, the punch line can function as the climactic part of the act. Punch lines generally derive their humor from being unexpected. The classic stand-up punch line sound is a sting on drums.

Definition of punch line in the English dictionary

The definition of punch line in the dictionary is the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc, that gives it its humorous or dramatic point.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCH LINE

punch · punch above one´s weight · Punch and Judy show · punch card · punch operator · punch tape · punch the bundy · punch-drunk · punch-up · punchbag · punchball · punchboard · punchbowl · punched card · punched tape · puncheon · puncher · punchier · punchiest · punchily

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCH LINE

all along the line · bottom line · cell line · command line · credit line · dotted line · finish line · front line · hold the line · hotline · land line · lay on the line · on line · product line · production line · red line · sign on the dotted line · six-yard line · step out of line · tag line · toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of punch line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «punch line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCH LINE

Find out the translation of punch line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of punch line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punch line» in English.
zh

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妙语
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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chiste
570 millions of speakers
en

English

punch line
510 millions of speakers
hi

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पंच लाइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط لكمة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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изюминка
278 millions of speakers
pt

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punch line
270 millions of speakers
bn

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মুষ্ট্যাঘাত লাইন
260 millions of speakers
fr

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punch line
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Garis punch
190 millions of speakers
de

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Pointe
180 millions of speakers
ja

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落ち
130 millions of speakers
ko

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펀치 라인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pucuk baris
85 millions of speakers
vi

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dòng cú đấm
80 millions of speakers
ta

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பஞ்ச் கோடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

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पंच ओळ
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Yumruk hattı
70 millions of speakers
it

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punch line
65 millions of speakers
pl

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puenta
50 millions of speakers
uk

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родзинка
40 millions of speakers
ro

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linie de pumn
30 millions of speakers
el

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γραμμή γροθιά
15 millions of speakers
af

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punch line
14 millions of speakers
sv

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punchline
10 millions of speakers
no

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punch line
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punch line

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10 QUOTES WITH «PUNCH LINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word punch line.
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Brian P. Cleary
When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke.
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Stephen Greenblatt
My father who in this case was an obsessive life-long storyteller, and by a very peculiar trick of my father's. My father would tell a very, very long story, and the punch line would be in Yiddish.
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Buddy Hackett
If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.
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Buddy Hackett
Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.
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David Mamet
My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.
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Steve Martin
I realized that comedians of the day were operating on jokes and punch lines. The moment you say the punch line, the audience either laughs sincerely or they laugh automatically or they don't laugh. The thing that bothered me was that automatic laugh. I said, that's not real laughter.
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Sylvester McCoy
On stage you look much larger than you are. You can have subtle changes of timing; how you place a punch line in a joke or movement or emotion according to an audience.
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Mindy McCready
I've spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line.
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Roman Polanski
I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don't, it's like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line.
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Kapil Sharma
My mother is very funny. She is from a village; she has a typical village kind of humour. Often she says a lot of things she herself isn't aware is a punch line.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCH LINE»

Discover the use of punch line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punch line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Punch Line
Hello! This is Punch!
I. M. Kidding, 2011
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Humorous Texts: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis
From a textual point of view, punch lines act as disrupting elements. The isotopy- disjunction model (Attardo et al. 1994, Attardo 1994: ch. 2) well represents this aspects of the punch line: while the setup part of the text establishes a given script, ...
Salvatore Attardo, 2001
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Beyond Aesthetics: Philosophical Essays
The feature that distinguishes a joke from other riddles and narratives is a punch line. Where tragedies conclude with that state that modern literary theorists call closure, the last part of a joke is a punch line. Closure in tragedies is secured ...
‎2001
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Neurotic and Psychotic Language Behaviour
The unforeseen aspect of the punch line, and the fact that it takes the form of a rhetorical question, makes the confrontation different from a simple contradiction. Contradiction is a direct response; the punch line in confrontation is arrived at ...
Ruth Wodak, Pete Van de Craen, 1987
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Linguistic Theories of Humor
Upon completion of the joke (i.e., functionally, when the teller reaches the punch line), he/she must relinquish the floor to the audience. But, the picture is actually somewhat more complex. Recall the discussion, based on the "isotopy ...
Salvatore Attardo, 1994
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50 Ways to Understand Communication: A Guided Tour of Key ...
The punch line is protean; it may be expressed in any one of the ways by which humans communicate. It may be words — or other sounds; it may be movement or gesture, an expression, a situation. There are no rules about what punch lines  ...
Arthur Asa Berger, 2006
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Sweet Madness: A Study of Humor
During the unfolding of humor, one is suddenly confronted by an explicit-implicit reversal when the punch line is delivered. The reversal helps distinguish humor from play, dreams, etc. Sudden reversals such as characterize the punch line ...
William F. Fry, 2011
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Gut Busters!: Over 600 Jokes That Pack a Punch....Line!
Lighthearted and full of good humor, the contents of this laugh-inducing book address a variety of topics and include one-liners, knock-knock jokes, and conversational satire.
The Laugh Factory, 2012
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Writing Television Sitcoms
There are two things to watch when piling punch line upon punch line. First, you probably don't want to top a joke more than two times, max. Any more, and you might call too much attention to the joke. The audience will suddenly feel as if it is  ...
Evan S. Smith, 1999
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Relatively and Philosophically Earnest Festschrift in Honor ...
Usually the punch line provides closure. When it goes well, we are left with a feeling of having completed an experience. After hearing (or seeing, or perhaps even touching, tasting and smelling) it, we can look forward to encountering another ...
Bharath Sriraman, Simon Goodchild, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCH LINE»

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Zero Escape Writer Adapting Punch Line Anime Into A PS4 And Vita …
Punch Line, the anime where a boy learns spirit powers after a busjacking incident, will get two different games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita later this ... «Siliconera, Jun 15»
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Punchline Episode #06 Anime Review
If he sees underwear, humanity will be destroyed!? An original anime series from the noitaminA block, PUNCH LINE centers on Yuta Iridatsu, a high school ... «The Fandom Post, May 15»
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Punch Line
By the standards of a series which has practically thrived on pairing revelations with new questions, this is a Big Reveal episode. Many recent or long-standing ... «Anime News Network, May 15»
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When Punch Line plays straight and serious, it can actually be pretty good. That's how it unfolds throughout most of this episode. In fact, even the occasional ... «Anime News Network, May 15»
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Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Punch Line" Anime
Sentai Filmworks announced its latest anime acquisition earlier today. Punch Line will be available soon through select digital outlets, with a home video release ... «Crunchyroll News, May 15»
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Review of 'Punch Line' EP 4 - Possessed By The Stripes
Episode 4 of Punch Line, titled “Possessed by the Stripes,” is now playing on Crunchyroll for premium members. Everyone else can watch the same episode six ... «The News Hub, May 15»
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Punch Line's Promo Video Previews Panty-Shot Premise
The Noitamina programming block began streaming the preview video for the first episode of the Punch Line television anime on Tuesday. «Anime News Network, Apr 15»
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Elmer Lach, Montreal Canadiens great and 'Punch Line' center, dies …
Hockey Hall of Fame forward Elmer Lach, who centered the Montreal Canadiens' famed "Punch Line" in the 1940s, died Saturday in Montreal. He was 97. «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
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Crunchyroll Adds "PUNCH LINE" Anime to Spring Lineup [UPDATED]
The latest addition to Crunchyroll's spring 2015 anime is original MAPPA anime PUNCH LINE, which will stream every Thursday starting on April 9 at 11:30am ... «Crunchyroll News, Apr 15»
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Noitamina's Punch Line Anime's Game Adaptation Teaser Site …
's game adaptation of the Punch Line television anime opened on Sunday. The website includes clickable text that reads "Game planning in progress." If the text ... «Anime News Network, Mar 15»
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