"one-liner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: one-liners [plural]
Etymology: From one + line + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|one|line|-er|id3=measurement}} one + line + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} one-liner (plural one-liners)
  1. A short joke, especially one of a single sentence. Translations (short joke): остроумие (ostroumie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sutkaus (Finnish), letkaus (Finnish), bon mot [masculine] (French), mot d’esprit [masculine] (French), trait [masculine] (French), Einzeiler [masculine] (German), остро́та (ostróta) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-one-liner-en-noun-oaSOIT7e Disambiguation of 'short joke': 89 11 0
  2. A short remark intended as a sound bite.
    Sense id: en-one-liner-en-noun-z74g1jFu
  3. (computing) A command or small program consisting of a single line of input. Categories (topical): Computing, Comedy
    Sense id: en-one-liner-en-noun-xAM01r0m Disambiguation of Comedy: 5 39 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 4 29 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 20 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 13 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 33 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 28 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 30 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 28 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 25 70 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: one liner Related terms: tagline, joke

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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