How to pronounce punchline
American English pronunciation
PUNCH-lyn
- IPA
- /ˈpʌntʃˌlaɪn/
- Syllables
- PUNCH · lyn (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What punchline means
The last part of a joke, the part that makes it funny
In a sentence: Grandpa laughed so hard he could barely say the punchline.
Where it comes from: It joins punch and line: the line at the end that lands the joke's punch.
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