sight gag

noun

: a comic bit or episode whose effect is produced by pantomime or camera shot rather than by words

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Levinson’s twisty, almost noir tone (Dutch angles and murderous drifters abound) makes the litany of sight gags on display twice as funny. Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 Bits of dialog are typed out; sight gags are turned into GIFs. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 11 May 2020 Attempted quips lean more sour than clever, occasional sight gags fall flat, and the rare truly left-field idea — like a production-number fantasy for Haysbert involving dancing chorines — is too weakly executed to land. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024 Based on the titular board game, this camp classic is jam-packed with puns, sight gags, and silly antics. Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sight gag 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sight gag was in 1949

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“Sight gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sight%20gag. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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