running joke/gag

noun

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

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Was the entire exchange part of an ongoing bit, a running gag with Burr? Rachel Desantis, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 The running joke on my five seasons covering the Marlins — a self-deprecating coping mechanism, really — was that at least one of my flights would get delayed on every trip. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025 Raptors receive Brandon Ingram There was a time when the running joke around the Raptors roster and team president Masai Ujiri’s vision was that the team would eventually be made up of nothing but 6-foot-8 versatile forwards in a positionless NBA. Zach Harper, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 The euthanasia of an Instagram-famous pet squirrel by New York wildlife officials even became a campaign talking point days before the 2024 U.S. presidential election—and a running gag on social media. Michelle Mastro, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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