gag
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3.7
- noun
- /ɡæɡ/
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- He told a hilarious gag that made everyone in the room laugh out loud.
- a sight gag
Thank you so much for this gag got old so quick.
- Thank you so much for this gag got old so quick.
- We've got a lot of really big physical gags coming up.
- Now having known Judd for so long, that's everyone's gag.
- I feel like she would just do it on someone's car for the gag.
- I mean, I that's my one of my favorite gags is to RIP off pants to reveal more pants.
- You'll find the gag first create the reality.
- But the gags, we wanted Gag City VIP.
Examples
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You think I'm gonna fall for an old gag like that, huh?
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What kind of stupid gag is this?!
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So as a sort of gag, she passed it on to me.
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What kind of a gag is this?
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But just to go along with the gag, what do you need me for?
Fiction book (2001) -
What's the gag behind this one?
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There was a running gag on the old TV show "Magnum, P.I."
Academic text (1993) -
In the funnies, a gag is obviously almost always the primary objective of most of the examples shown.
Academic text (2014) -
And all my friends at The Simpsons and my writer friends came over and everyone brought gag gifts.
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That's a new gag.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something said or done to make people laugh
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1.0
A short funny story or remark that makes people smile
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1.9
A short story that makes people laugh
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6.3
A very funny person or thing that makes people laugh
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4.2
A playful remark meant to make people laugh
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8.1
A short clever remark that surprises and amuses people
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1.0
A short story or remark that makes people laugh
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3.3
A short story that makes people laugh
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3.5
A joke people in a group keep mentioning
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9.3
A playful trick or remark meant to make people laugh
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3.7
A joke that is repeated in a show or conversation to be funny
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6.4
A joke you see that makes people laugh without words
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8.6
A short funny remark or action that makes people smile
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9.7
A joke that makes an audience laugh loudly
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8.0
A joke that is so bad it makes people show annoyance
A very funny joke that makes many people laugh
A teasing remark said to make people laugh
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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8.6
A rule that stops people in a committee or parliament from talking about a topic
How Funny
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gag for a joke comes from old theatre slang for a small stage trick or quick funny line that makes people laugh, like a short 'trick' to get a laugh. That's why a comedian's gag is a short, clever joke or stunt.