one-liners

noun

plural of one-liner
as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter the senator deftly inserted some smart one-liners into an otherwise sober speech

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Recent Examples of one-liners The transitions from dialogue to songs to dances to corny one-liners is so fluid that the show is like one long dance. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 With grit and one-liners, this American hero navigates air vents and glass shards to save the day. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Woollen gets off some crisp one-liners. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The women are seen reenacting their iconic one-liners from their most dramatic moments on the shows, right before the trailer gives a sneak peek into the tension and drama that will unfold on their trip. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 This Father's Day, break out these silly (and slightly cringe-y) one-liners, puns, riddles, and jokes. — Jamie Fischer, Parents, 20 June 2026 Joel Roster is graced with some of the best one-liners as the sage old rocker Pop, a recent Stage find who is a strong character actor. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Demi gets in some sharp one-liners and fun physical-comedy bits throughout the rest of the episode. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026 Some particularly outrageous one-liners about race snuck into the film’s final cut, although much of its dicier material comes off as weirdly effortful instead of provocative or reckless. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liners
  1. jokes
  2. laughs
  3. witticisms
Noun
  • The jokes about a modern couple trapped in a magical town stuck more than 200 years in the past hit the mark with just the right amount of bawdy fun.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Some jokes, including a riff on the history of the Wright Brothers, feel vaguely Dada, as if Marino and Wain had spent a long, happy stretch of aimless days drinking coffee and free-associating.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • Davidson cowrote each episode, providing plenty of laughs and adding an extra bounce to the show’s hopeful ending.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • Nervous laughs and unexpected insights emerge as young people use stories to make sense of themselves and the world around them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The initial experience of Shakespeare’s meter leads to a world of discovery of a man who quite literally changed the world with witticisms and insight and has shaped every corner of humanity since the 16th century.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of witticisms

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