A joke or other mischievous prank.
Used in a Sentence
gags
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gags.
Editorial note
One of the many great things about being an antipodean is getting these April Fools gags first.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A joke or other mischievous prank.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gags gathered in one view.
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.
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gags.
noun
A joke or other mischievous prank.
noun
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.
noun
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
noun
Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
Example sentences
One of the many great things about being an antipodean is getting these April Fools gags first.
Standards are lowered, gags are placed on dissidents, people start hating each other and their government, things decline.
It's bad when the show creators have to rely on cheap psychological gags to trick you into enjoying yourself.
Let the system optimise for signal/noise ratio, not just a blanket 'voluntary' ban of April Fools gags.
Later seasons also have longer, more elaborate couch gags, which can easily be cut in syndication.
At the office, a few people might do gags, and maybe one is really good and sucks you in totally.
Sorry, but this has to happen or news.yc will drift toward the usual fate of all the top links being gags.
The problem, in my opinion, with gags like Google's is that they are utterly predictable.
Everyone is capable of making little gags, so they add little to the OP.
We even have outright gags in the official specs, like the 418 response.
We have press gags on reporting what some court cases are about (let alone the evidence or the defendents' identities), we have press gags on even reporting that some cases exist!
Long convoluted story arcs punctuated with frequent gags, and a cast of characters I've grown to love.
Quote examples
"It's one day in 365, it provides a little bit of relief." Traditionally, 'April Fools' pranks were one morning at the start of April, and the gags ended at midday.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use gags in a sentence?
One of the many great things about being an antipodean is getting these April Fools gags first.
What does gags mean?
A joke or other mischievous prank.
What part of speech is gags?
gags is commonly used as noun.