punchline

See also: punch line

English

Noun

punchline (plural punchlines)

  1. Alternative spelling of punch line.
    • 2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Arguably, without Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74) would not have revolutionised British TV comedy. He was key in developing the show’s distinctively trippy, stream-of-consciousness format, where each surreal set-up (the Lumberjack Song, the upper-class twit of the year show, the dead parrot, or the fish-slapping dance) flowed into the next, unpunctuated by punchlines.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English punchline.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pœnʃ.lajn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

punchline f (plural punchlines)

  1. (hip hop) sentence of a rap song, carrying a strong message
  2. strong or shocking one-sentenced statement

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English punch line

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpont͡ʃlain/ [ˈpõnʲt͡ʃ.lãĩn]
    • Rhymes: -ontʃlain
  • IPA(key): /ˈpant͡ʃlain/ [ˈpãnʲt͡ʃ.lãĩn]
    • Rhymes: -antʃlain

Noun

punchline m (plural punchlines)

  1. (comedy) punch line