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Synonyms of gag
(Entry 1 of 2)
- the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny
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- knee-slapper,
- panic
- [slang],
- riot,
- scream,
- thigh-slapper
- played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat
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- adventure,
- experience,
- game,
- lark,
- time
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- play,
- roughhousing,
- rowdyism
- deed,
- feat,
- mission,
- performance,
- stunt
- deceit,
- deception,
- delusion,
- fooling,
- fraud,
- hanky-panky,
- hoodwinking,
- ruse,
- sham,
- stratagem,
- subterfuge,
- trickery,
- wile
gag
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of gag (Entry 2 of 2)
- the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag
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- lose one's lunch
- [slang],
- toss one's cookies
- the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight
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“Gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gag. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of gag was in 1509
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