exit line
Final spoken words
An exit line is a memorable remark delivered just before leaving—the final word someone gets in before departing a conversation, argument, or scene.
In theater, it's the line an actor speaks before walking offstage.
The term often implies something witty, cutting, or dramatic: She delivered her exit line and slammed the door.
A good exit line leaves an impression precisely because there's no opportunity for response.
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- departureAct of going away
- parting wordsFarewell remarks
- famous last wordsStatement events soon contradict
- final wordsTerminal utterance before death
parting shot · curtain call · final bow · stage left · last words · zinger · mic drop · drop the mic · walkout · goodbye · swan song · sign-off · punchline · retort · quip · door slam · storm out · walk off
exit lineopening line
Initial sentence of text
first line · introduction · opening monologue · grand entrance · curtain-raiser
exit lineopening remarks
Initial statements beginning discourse
opening statement · opening line · introductory remarks · greeting · icebreaker
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