Meanings
plural punchlines
- alternativeAlternative spelling of punch line.
1 more example
Arguably, without Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74) would not have revolutionised British TV comedy. He was key in developing the show’s distinctively trippy, stream-of-consciousness format, where each surreal set-up (the Lumberjack Song, the upper-class twit of the year show, the dead parrot, or the fish-slapping dance) flowed into the next, unpunctuated by punchlines.
2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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punchline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punchline
“punchline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punchline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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