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one-liner in Finnish

one-liner in Finnish is letkaus, sutkaus — one-liner means a joke told in a single sentence, with the setup and the punchline packed into one line.

one-liner in Finnish

letkaus
noun
A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.
sutkaus
noun
A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.

What does "one-liner" mean?

  1. noun A joke told in a single sentence, with the setup and the punchline packed into one line.
    "His act is nothing but one-liners fired off at speed."
  2. noun A short, memorable line of dialogue delivered at a dramatic moment, especially in a film.
    "The film is remembered less for its plot than for one growled one-liner."
  3. noun A piece of code or a command written on a single line.
    "He replaced the whole script with a Perl one-liner."
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one-liner in a sentence

  • His act is nothing but one-liners fired off at speed.
  • "I told my doctor I broke my arm in two places; he told me to stop going to those places" is a perfect one-liner.
  • The film is remembered less for its plot than for one growled one-liner.
  • He replaced the whole script with a Perl one-liner.

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What is "one-liner" in Finnish?

"one-liner" in Finnish is letkaus, sutkaus. one-liner means: A joke told in a single sentence, with the setup and the punchline packed into one line.

How do you use "one-liner" in a sentence?

Example: "His act is nothing but one-liners fired off at speed." In Finnish, "one-liner" is letkaus, sutkaus.

Are there other ways to say "one-liner" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "one-liner": letkaus, sutkaus.

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