running gag

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running gag

noun running gags

An ongoing joke, one that is regularly repeated or continued. Some groaners are converted into running gags, as when Joel and his brother (Max Greenfield) get in a duel of parting, one-last-thing-before-you-go affirmations.
Similar: running joke

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@misc{running_gag_2026,
  title = {running gag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/running%20gag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}