running joke/gag

noun

: a joke/gag that is repeated many times in slightly different ways

Examples of running joke/gag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The whole idea of swimming in the Seine, normally thought of as too polluted for bathing, is also a running joke pulled directly from the city mayor Anne Hidalgo’s pledge to clean up the river enough that athletes and visitors would be able to swim in it during the Olympics. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 June 2024 Elena’s various health maladies have been a running joke in the series, but this week’s perimenopausal crisis doesn’t yield much comic fruit other than a few colorful descriptions of the heat. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2024 Part 2 of the running joke is begging for Anunoby to return to the lineup to spare his legs, which have accrued mileage in recent weeks. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2024 There is a running joke in Glass Onion about Renner's (fictional) private line of hot sauce. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for running joke/gag

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