Laugh line

/lˈaf lˈaɪn/

/lˈæf lˈaɪn/

Laugh line

a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes

the point of a joke or humorous story

synonyms : gag line

Examples

1. That's a laugh line.

2. We're counting on the laugh lines to go over really big today.

3. In his case, it's fair to guess that the wrinkles probably aren't laugh lines.

4. They're not laugh lines because it's actually not funny to say something that you already know the joke, you know the punchline of the joke.