punch line

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• /ˈpʌntʃˌlaɪn/
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1910s, probably American. It was probably meant to be likened to a quick, sharp punch.

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: نُكْتَة (nukta) — final part of a joke
• Arabic: إِفِّيه (iffēh) — final part of a joke
• Danish: pointe — final part of a joke
• Dutch: clou — final part of a joke
• Dutch: pointe — final part of a joke
• Esperanto: pintumo — final part of a joke
• Finnish: loppuhuipennus — final part of a joke
• French: chute — final part of a joke
• German: Pointe — final part of a joke
• German: Schluss eines Witzes — final part of a joke
• German: witziger Schlusspunkt — final part of a joke
• Hungarian: csattanó — final part of a joke
• Hungarian: poén — final part of a joke
• Italian: culmine — final part of a joke
• Italian: battuta finale — final part of a joke
• Italian: battuta conclusiva — final part of a joke
• Japanese: 落ち (ochi) — final part of a joke
• Japanese: 笑いどころ (waraidokoro) — final part of a joke
• Persian: نکته (nokte) — final part of a joke
• Polish: puenta — final part of a joke
• Russian: соль (solʹ) — final part of a joke
• Spanish: remate — final part of a joke
• Swedish: poäng — final part of a joke
• Finnish: johtopäätös — final, concluding statement
• French: mot de la fin — final, concluding statement
• German: Schlusspunkt — final, concluding statement
• German: Schlussbemerkung — final, concluding statement
• German: Abschluss — final, concluding statement
• Polish: puenta — final, concluding statement
• Spanish: broche — final, concluding statement