gag line
Example Sentences
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It should be that punching down or using someone else as a gag line should be avoided across the board.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2018
That’s a repeated gag line in The Endless Summer, the classic 1966 documentary that follows two globetrotting surfers on a quest to find the perfect wave.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 8, 2017
No, hold on, because that’s not just a gag line.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2016
The gag line would be funnier if it didn’t reflect what many people apparently seek.
From Forbes ● Sep. 16, 2014
A couple of West Indian hall boys, who's gag line was "Say-hib," lets us in.
From Kid Scanlan by Witwer, H. C. (Harry Charles)
