running joke
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running joke
noun running jokes
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An ongoing joke, one that is regularly repeated or continued.
“I Love Lisa” opens with one of my favorite underappreciated running jokes from The Simpsons: the passive-aggressive, quietly contentious relationship of radio jocks Bill and Marty, whose mindless happy talk regularly gives way to charged exchanges that betray the simmering resentment and disappoint
Similar: running gag
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noun running joke
| Español | chiste recurrente, broma recurrente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 笑料 xiàoliào |
| Português | piada recorrente |
| Français | comique de répétition |
| Deutsch | Witz ohne Ende, Dauerwitz, Running Gag |
| Русский | дежу́рная шу́тка dežúrnaja šútka |
Talk about this word "running joke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/running%20joke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. running joke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/running%20joke "running joke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/running%20joke.Cite this
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title = {running joke},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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