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gag

noun as in practical joke

verb as in vomit, choke

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The movie was bursting with brilliant visual and verbal gags that paid irreverent tribute to Universal Studios horror films such as “Frankenstein” with Boris Karloff and “Dracula” with Bela Lugosi.

The gags come in hard and heavy with the kind of pop culture references you’d find in a Dreamworks 3-D animated movie, which make me wonder if the game is better suited for children.

These letters, which are the subject of ongoing constitutional disputes in federal courts, allow the FBI to include a gag order with demands for data—barring the company from even disclosing the existence of such a request.

From Fortune

It is critical for the Kenyan government to look to its own policies and increase budgetary allocation for sexual and reproductive health services so that they cushion the impact of the global gag rule.

The initial indications are that, at least to date, publishers are underwhelmed by the economics and offended by the gag order.

From Digiday

But when a serial sex predator is playing fanboy, the gag reflex kicks in.

The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.

Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.

They obtained a gag order against the defendant and his lawyers restricting what they could say about the case for several months.

And bonus points for the school bus that burst into flames with the comic timing of a Simpsons gag.

Braceway had made the trip to gag Morley, to see that he didn't uncover something which, after all, Morley didn't know—and I did!

They may buck and gag you, as they ought to, 'bout every day, but that won't be nothin' to the welting one of us 'll261 give you.

Bumper felt a tickling sensation in his throat, and he wanted to gag, but the bill prevented him.

The tickling went on for some time until Bumper, in spite of himself, began to gag and retch.

"'Cause I remember that coat gag now," said Al with a far-off look.

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On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gag, such as: hoax, quip, ruse, trick, wisecrack, and crack.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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