punch dialogue
punch dialogue · punch dialogues
Chiefly in a film: a retort or a witty line, commonly written to be spoken by the…Chiefly in a film: a retort or a witty line, commonly written to be spoken by the protagonist to excite fans of the actor delivering them.
UK/ˌpʌn(t)ʃ ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/US/ˌpʌn(t)ʃ ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/
Meaning
1 senses(India, South)Chiefly in a film: a retort or a witty line, commonly written to be spoken by the protagonist to excite fans of the actor delivering them.
Origin
From punch + dialogue, with dialogue used loosely to mean a spoken line. The term possiblyFrom punch + dialogue, with dialogue used loosely to mean a spoken line. The term possibly compares the force of the line to a punch (similar to punch line), or because many of these lines are delivered immediately preceding a fight scene (compare fighting words).
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Forms
plural: punch dialogues| Singular | punch dialogue |
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