Thanks to the popularity of the rediscovered Philogelos jokes, English humor got shorter and punchier — that is to say, jokier.
Argumentative voices created driving, punchy rhythms that sailed over more smoothly floating narrative tones.
Publishers are too quick nowadays to push out short, punchy quizzes that only skim the surface of a subject.
"We want to get a reputation for producing a light but punchy publication that combines social interest with culture and the Bollywood stuff".
In an ideal world, Broadchurch would have remained a one-season wonder; a punchy whodunnit that dealt with the aftermath of a single murder.
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Such jokes, delivered with perfect timing and a mischievous, punchy confidence that suggests Roseanne minus the chip on her shoulder, bring down the house.
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Little punchy marbles that explode in tart sweetness, so cool and wet and blue as to make a blind man understand the color.
