noun
Meaning 1
A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- witty one-liners
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
one-liner
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A short remark intended as a sound bite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A command or small program consisting of a single line of input.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A chat feature on a bulletin board system or web page where users can post a single line of text at a time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a one-line joke
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English on English one English line Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English one-liner From one + line + -er.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: остроумие (ostroumie) — short joke
- Finnish: sutkaus — short joke
- Finnish: letkaus — short joke
- French: bon mot — short joke
- French: mot d'esprit — short joke
- French: trait — short joke
- German: Einzeiler — short joke
- Polish: bon mot — short joke
- Russian: остро́та (ostróta) — short joke
- Polish: bon mot — program consisting of a single line
- Russian: однострочник (odnostročnik) — program consisting of a single line