as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the senator deftly inserted some smart one-liners into an otherwise sober speech
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Share Real-World Examples Of Your Product’s Impact These days, good ideas are more valuable than snappy one-liners.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
These are well-trodden observations, the kind of bottom-shelf one-liners that comics of yore once made entire careers out of.
—Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024
Lorelai Gilmore Known for her witty banter and quick one-liners, Lorelai Gilmore exudes Air sign energy.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Her role as Fran on the Aidy Bryant–led Hulu series Shrill led to some of the best one-liners in recent TV memory.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
These are well-trodden observations, the kind of bottom-shelf one-liners that comics of yore once made entire careers out of.
—Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024
Lorelai Gilmore Known for her witty banter and quick one-liners, Lorelai Gilmore exudes Air sign energy.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Her role as Fran on the Aidy Bryant–led Hulu series Shrill led to some of the best one-liners in recent TV memory.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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This later became a kid-only experience, where these children dressed up in costumes and — after knocking on a door — traded a song, a poem or a joke for a snack.Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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To paraphrase an old baseball joke, the Dodgers are 25 guys who want to fit into one Uber, while L.A. remains a city of neighborhoods that each rides in its own car while not even knowing that others exist.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Travis and Jason Kelce can always count on Ryan Reynolds to provide them with some laughs!Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Particularly in the final 30 or 40 minutes, Lashon steals a number of the show’s biggest laughs, making a meal out of throwaway lines and small gestures.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Playing Jimmy, McKellen gets to unleash some truly withering witticisms.Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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For many of us who had savored Smith’s priceless delivery of the driest witticisms and most delicious bon mots for years, the wider 21st century discovery of her formidable screen persona via those characters brought satisfaction that the youngsters had finally caught up.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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