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One-liner
A one-liner is a very short joke or witty remark of one sentence. It is countable and hyphenated. Common collocations: "deliver a one-liner", "a killer one-liner", or "famous for his one-liners".
Examples in context
He is famous for his brutal one-liners.
He is famous for his brutal one-liners.
She shut him down with a single one-liner.
She shut him down with a single one-liner.
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