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gag
  1. A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
  2. (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
  3. A joke or other mischievous prank.
  4. A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
  5. (archaic) A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “I struggled once more to get the gag from my mouth when he gently removed it and silently offered me a taste of water.”
      “Elvis had pulled a gag on one of the studio engineers, and when Elvis doubled over laughing, he split his pants right down the back.”
      “There's a running gag in the film about the way he hires musicians to be sad on America's behalf.”
gagger
  1. A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
  2. (slang) An actor or performer who relies on gags (quips).
  3. (slang, archaic) A hoaxer; a deceiver.
  4. One who exhibits a gag reflex.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The gagger had the audience roaring with laughter at his witty jokes and clever gags.”
      “And everything I possess in this world, from my bonnet and striped silk dress to Father's deeds at the mercy of that gagger.”
      “When it is known that the patient is a gagger, dentures should not be constructed or even impressions made until after several therapeutic hypnotic sessions.”
gagman
  1. A writer or performer of gags.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This may have been, in part, due to the fact that he was honing his skills as a writer and gagman at the time.”
      “What I hadn't realised is that Cryer, apart from being a consummate gagman, is a closet rocker.”
      “By Charles Cooke and James Thurber The New Yorker, September 10, 1932P. 9 Talk story about Al Boasbert, the country's leading gagman.”
gaggery
  1. (informal) The use of gags or jokes.
  2. Examples:
    1. “She wished she could let her guard down, too, because Mr. Bradby, aside from his unconsidered words upstairs, was both endearing and skilled with gaggery.”
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