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Definition of Punch line
1. Noun. The point of a joke or humorous story.
Group relationships: Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh
Generic synonyms: Line
Definition of Punch line
1. Noun. The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punch Line
Literary usage of Punch line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Unholy Alliance: Priests, Rabbis and Conspirators Within the Temple of Doom by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"... PUNCH-LINE The ultimate punch-line to the adversary's plan is to align the
masses into unity through assumption of an outer-space alien threat to the ..."
2. Designing Nanostructures at the Interface Between Biomedical and Physical by National Academies (2005)
"The punch line of the story isn't laughable, but there is a punch line, nonetheless:
diverse and intelligent minds stuck in a room together can do a lot in ..."
3. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1911)
"The G-inch piece being received at I ho laboratory, a line will be drawn from
the prick-punch line above described, through the center of the axle across ..."
4. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1909)
"The 6-inch piece being received at the laboratory, a line will be drawn from the
prick-punch line above described, through the center of the axle across the ..."
5. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by Master Car-Builders' Association (1906)
"The 6-inch piece being received at the laboratory, a line will be drawn from the
prick- punch line above described, through the center of the axle across ..."
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