one-liner

[wuhn-lahy-ner]

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noun

a brief joke or amusing remark.

Origin of one-liner

1965–70, Americanism; one line + -er¹

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The senior Senator was, as usual, highly disciplined, avoiding the substance of some questions with one-liner talking points.
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Mary, Queen of Scots on Reign is more likely pop off a bustier than a one-liner.
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Some reflect your talent for the one-liner, like “The Human Comedy,” a six-word story you published in Narrative magazine.
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People now realize that while diagnosis may still be a one-liner, “You have blah,” that there is a process that gets people there.
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Duchamp's work is never the one-liner it's made out to be, and Ganzglass adds new lines of his own.
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British Dictionary definitions for one-liner

one-liner

noun

informal a short joke or witty remark or riposte

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Word Origin and History for one-liner

"short joke, witty remark," 1969, from one + line.

one-liner

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