running joke/gag

noun

: a joke/gag that is repeated many times in slightly different ways

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However implausible his character’s maturation may be, Howell conveys that growth well and retains dignity through the running joke in which Whitaker is regularly showered in bodily fluids. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025 There’s been a running joke of why Netflix would choose the Red Sox to follow for a season, but in actuality, plans for the project began in the 2021 season. Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 In 2023, while attending the business program at Baruch College, Walz and his roommates, who liked to cook, had a running joke that their hacker-house apartment was a steak house. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024 The running joke about Black Twitter was that there was no sign-up sheet to join. Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for running joke/gag 

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“Running joke/gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20joke%2Fgag. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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