noun🔗ShareThe final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners."That was quite a build-up for such a puny punch line."entertainmentlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMore generally, a final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to."After ten minutes of explaining all the complicated rules of the game, the punchline was simply: "The person with the most points wins." "languageentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
