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
But even without that all-star cast and their unforgettable one-liners, Steel Magnolias would be worth a watch for its over-the-top wedding.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
All as Baker delivers uncanny Jones one-liners that sound straight from the mouth of Harrison Ford.
—Ryan Benk, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Expect laugh-out-loud one-liners and broad characters – the writing on this sitcom has aged well and translates perfectly to a drag show.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Their first American press conference at JFK's arrivals hall is unforgettable for their witty one-liners.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
All as Baker delivers uncanny Jones one-liners that sound straight from the mouth of Harrison Ford.
—Ryan Benk, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Expect laugh-out-loud one-liners and broad characters – the writing on this sitcom has aged well and translates perfectly to a drag show.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Their first American press conference at JFK's arrivals hall is unforgettable for their witty one-liners.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liner
Noun
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Humor is a helpful tool in dealing with tension and stress, so making jokes about an incident that can help manage the feelings of cognitive dissonance and helplessness news like this can elicit.Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Speaking over Zoom, Vidal told me that in 2019 many people took Trump’s suggestion about buying Greenland as a joke.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The fake laugh would be ‘gasp gasp,’ a kind of inhale.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rivers said with a laugh before his Bucks’ faced Thibodeau’s Knicks at Madison Square Garden.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Big as the performance is, Stiller isn’t alone: Writer-director-star Eric Schaeffer also pillages shamelessly from the Sundance playbook of whimsy, giving himself the lion’s share of irony-laden pickup lines and depressive witticisms about the pointlessness of romance.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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