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Die Pointe
Die Pointe is the punchline, the twist that pays off the setup. It comes from French pointe, a sharp tip. It also works beyond jokes, for the final turn of a story, a film or an anecdote.
Examples in context
Er hat die Pointe verpatzt und niemand hat gelacht.
He fumbled the punchline and nobody laughed.
Die Pointe kommt erst im allerletzten Satz.
The punchline only comes in the very last sentence.
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