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[gag] / gæg /






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Or if they have, they have never gleaned even the most basic lesson from the long-running gag about Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Orbit City is full of buttons, and overworked fingers are a running gag in the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Some of what the pranksters say or do for the sake of a gag skirts credibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

An uncritical viewing designates this as another “all’s well that ends well” gag.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

So we laughed louder, we kissed longer, we tried to say smarter stuff, hesitating a second to think up the best gag.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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