as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the senator deftly inserted some smart one-liners into an otherwise sober speech
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Recent Examples of one-liner
The comic had plenty of movie-specific one-liners that cracked up the audience of Hollywood A-listers.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Bruce Vilanch is a walking oxymoron: a legendary ghostwriter best known for feeding one-liners to hosts and presenters at the Academy Awards, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys.
—Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Danny DeVito was one of the guest coaches and cracked off one-liners.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Dahmen and Mitchell would have the best one-liners, while Finau and Hovland would be sneakily funny.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Bruce Vilanch is a walking oxymoron: a legendary ghostwriter best known for feeding one-liners to hosts and presenters at the Academy Awards, Grammys, Emmys and Tonys.
—Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Danny DeVito was one of the guest coaches and cracked off one-liners.
—Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Dahmen and Mitchell would have the best one-liners, while Finau and Hovland would be sneakily funny.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liner
Noun
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The joke being: Champagnes are sparkling wines that come only from the Champagne region of France.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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The joke sparked a furious backlash within Shinde’s Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena political party.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The duchess gave an exaggerated shrug before stifling a laugh.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The friendly exes were spotted sharing a laugh at a paintball party for their youngest child on March 2 to celebrate Samuel becoming a teenager, as seen in photos shared by Page Six.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The laminated menu taped to the wall was stocked with the usual cheap alcoholic concoctions, plus the occasional witticism and curiosity.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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It’s often noted that TikTok played a major role in the online shift from text to video, changing the shape of memes, as the snappy, often-anonymous witticisms of Twitter were steadily replaced by intimate close-ups of TikTokers monologuing in their bedrooms.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“One-liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-liner. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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