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☆ one·-liner (wun′līn′ər)

noun

a short, witty remark

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one-liner Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • deliver: You're not going to see De Niro turn into a stand-up comedian, delivering one-liners.

Adjective modifier

  • snappy: Eventually Holly was given the job of recapping at the start of each episode, along with a snappy one-liner.

Modifies a noun

  • joke: Places small marquee with one-liner joke, wisdom tip, weather & headlines right in your browser.

Noun used with modifier

  • killer: Through a series of bitingly satirical scenes, Chapman's script is peppered with killer one-liners and hilarious situations.

Preposition: in

  • film: Chris Rock was very funny and delivers some of the better one-liners in the film.

Preposition: with

  • timing: At the beginning of the play he floated with calm ease dropping one-liners with perfect comic timing.
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