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meaning of "draw howls at the punch lines"
What is the meaning of "draw howls at the punch lines" in the following sentence?
The sight of Ray prompted the latest round of lawyer jokes, none of which were particularly funny, all of which drew howls at the punch lines.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.So, the last, funny bit of all the amusing stories made people laugh a lot.
yes this is the meaning, KJC
BUT funnily enough howling at a joke has two meanings - laugh uproariously, but also to groan because it is not funny.
and yes there is a term in English to describe a word which has two meanings one of which is the opposite of the other - auto-antonyms. Either the word or one meaning tends to go out of use quickly.
fast - to hold fast and to go fast is another....
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