noun
punch line
Refers to the climactic, often humorous or surprising, concluding part of a joke or story. Equivalent to 落ち (ochi) in traditional Japanese comedic storytelling.
See also: 落ち (おち)
彼のジョークはパンチラインがいつも面白い。
The punch line of his jokes is always funny.
この話のパンチラインは最後の一文にある。
The punch line of this story is in the last sentence.