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Definition of One-liner
1. Noun. A one-line joke.
Definition of One-liner
1. Noun. a short joke, especially one of a single sentence ¹
2. Noun. a short remark intended as a sound bite ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of One-liner
Literary usage of One-liner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Protecting Our Personal Health Information: Privacy In The Electronic Age edited by Bill Frist, Bill First (1997)
"For instance, in Massachusetts, the right to confidentiality is really a one-liner.
It pretty much says patients have the right to confidentiality. ..."
2. Shock Therapy for a Brain Dead World by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"They put this little one liner into a certain section in there that said that the
... So, what they put in there is this little one liner that says if the ..."
3. Island Song Lyrics Volume 5by Larry W. Jones by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"... torches into flame throwers Luau time sure is fine down by the bay Island ways
seem so much finer Dreams come true with just a one liner Down by the bay ..."
4. Missing the Lifeboat? by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"This ‘one-liner' was to the effect that the Governor could, “appoint a lawyer to
the Municipal or Superior Court and at the first election this appointee ..."
5. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1874)
"Only one liner tried his game on after that, and he'll carry the marks of Turk's
teeth to the grave with him. Now things can be left out when it's dusk, or, ..."
6. A Study of Occupations in the Cloak, Suit, and Skirt Industry of Greater New by William Thomas Bawden (1914)
"... whereas the tailor may be able to complete only 2; consequently several tailors
are required in order to supply one liner with work. ..."
7. The Trust Movement in British Industry: A Study of Business Organisation by Henry William Macrosty (1907)
"There is no estimate of the capital invested in liner tonnage, but the number of
Fairplay already quoted from gave a list of twenty-one liner companies with ..."
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