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Answer for the clue "Short joke ", 9 letters:
one-liner
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 a short joke, especially one of a single sentence 2 a short remark intended as a sound bite 3 a textual input to the command-line of an operating system shell that performs some function in just one line of input n. 1 a short joke, especially one ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"short joke, witty remark," 1969, from one + line .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ It's a hilarious scene with a succession of brilliant one-liners from Groucho Marx. ▪ There are some memorable one-liners in every Woody Allen film. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Best to sit back and cue him up for the one-liners. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
One-liner may refer to: One-line joke One-liner program , textual input to the command-line of an operating system shell that performs some function in just one line of input Tagline , a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a one-line joke
Usage examples of one-liner.
Refreshed, I said hi to a few filmstars, briefly joining them at their tables with a selection of apposite one-liners.
A nice solid one-liner, the bum joke was one of Bill's favorites, and even as he turned over his act dozens of times over the next decade, it was one of a few sure crowd-pleasers that he never junked entirely.
And similarly, the deadpan blandness with which Dean in the role of Matt Helm tosses off dumb one-liners in the face of imminent death nullifies all the old claims for tragic dignity, or for high seriousness in art.
They had no idea that their youngest child was upstairs carefully typing one-liners and locking them up in a scuffed briefcase underneath his bed.
Coming up with one-liners to volley back and forth was a grind, their comedy homework, but what the guys did effortlessly, for pure joy, was to spend hours perfecting drawling impressions of their parents.
I could see Simmonds liked that, as if he'd practiced his one-liners so the timing was just right.
The pop articles with their one-liners and exclamation points had their suggestive moments, no doubt about it.