running joke/gag

noun

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

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Although Culkin made the most of the running joke, the odds of Burrow dressing up as the mischievous kid are highly unlikely as the star QB isn't a fan of dressing up for Halloween. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 Nation’s McFlurry machines to get faster repairs A running joke among both fans and critics of McDonald’s is that the fast food chain’s McFlurry machines are always broken. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024 After all, for many folks under 35, Matlock is only known as a running gag on The Simpsons involving its appeal to Grampa Simpson and his geriatric friends. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024 Poehler, who will be honored with Variety’s Legends and Groundbreakers Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Oct. 20, notes there is a running joke around the offices of her production company, Paper Kite. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 19 Oct. 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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