one-liner
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌone-ˈliner noun [countable] JOKEa very short joke or humorous remark 很短的笑话；俏皮话，打趣话
Examples from the Corpus
one-liner• There were clips from the campaign trail and one-liners from Mr Kinnock's speeches.• Refreshed, I said hi to a few filmstars, briefly joining them at their tables with a selection of apposite one-liners.• It's a hilarious scene with a succession of brilliant one-liners from Groucho Marx.• In other words, a real character - who happens to talk in hilarious one-liners.• There are some memorable one-liners in every Woody Allen film.• There, I've said it on record and without recourse to a single one-liner.• Best to sit back and cue him up for the one-liners.• If you can not tell long jokes without getting lost, stick to one-liners.• Creole utterances in conversations like these are usually one-liners.ˌone-ˈliner nounChineseSyllable
remark humorous joke Corpus a or very short
one-liner
ˌone-ˈliner
noun [countable]
a very short joke or humorous remark
▪ joke a funny story that you tell people to make them laugh: We all sat around telling jokes. | Have you heard the joke about the man who found a frog in his soup?
▪funny story a short story that someone tells to make people laugh: He was one of those guys who are good at telling funny stories at dinner parties.
▪gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer: He’s a great comedian, with plenty of good gags.
▪one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: There are some memorable one-liners in the film.
▪wisecrack a funny remark or reply, especially one that is said in a very quick and clever way: It’s a comic masterpiece, packed with classic wisecracks.
▪pun (also play on words ) a joke made by mixing up two different meanings of the same word, or two words with the same sound: a pun on the words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’ | The title of the book is a witty play on words. | Shakespeare used a lot of puns for comic effect.
▪quip written something funny and clever that someone says: He made some friendly quip about hair loss, and everyone laughed.
ˌone-ˈliner
noun [countable]a very short joke or humorous remark
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