Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running gag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: run-ning -gag
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ongoing joke, one that is regularly repeated or continued.

Example Sentences

"Some groaners are converted into running gags, as when Joel and his brother (Max Greenfield) get in a duel of parting, one-last-thing-before-you-go affirmations."

Inflected Forms

running gags (plural)

Synonyms

running joke

Questions

What does running gag mean?: An ongoing joke, one that is regularly repeated or continued.

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