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Definition of Laugh line
1. Noun. A wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes.
Exact synonyms: Crow's Feet, Crow's Foot
Generic synonyms: Crease, Crinkle, Furrow, Line, Seam, Wrinkle
Generic synonyms: Crease, Crinkle, Furrow, Line, Seam, Wrinkle
2. Noun. The point of a joke or humorous story.
Exact synonyms: Gag Line, Punch Line, Tag Line
Group relationships: Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh
Generic synonyms: Line
Group relationships: Gag, Jape, Jest, Joke, Laugh
Generic synonyms: Line
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laugh Line
Literary usage of Laugh line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Amateur and Educational Dramatics by Evelyne Hilliard, Theodora McCormick, Kate Oglebay (1917)
"One of the oldest tricks of play-writing, however, is to put in a laugh line
after the pause which follows a very tense or pathetic speech or situation. ..."
2. The Sibylline Oracles: Translated from the Greek Into English Blank Verse by Milton Spenser Terry (1890)
"... to have originated from a Sardinian plant so bitter as to cause the face of
the eater to writhe in pain, though he might attempt to laugh. Line 220. ..."
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