noun
Refers to a mistake where something is accidentally left out or missed, such as a name on a list or a step in a process.
名簿に彼の名前の落ちがあった。
There was an omission of his name on the roster.
長い議論の落ちは結局、予算削減だった。
The upshot of the long discussion was, after all, a budget cut.
noun
punch line
The final, often humorous, point of a joke or story. Frequently written in kana (おち or オチ).
彼の話はいつもオチが面白い。
The punch line of his stories is always funny.
Kana spelling; often used for the punch-line sense.
Noun form of the verb 落ちる (to fall, to drop), with meanings extended metaphorically to 'omission' and 'outcome'. The punch-line sense derives from the idea of a story 'falling' to its final point.