"running gag" meaning in All languages combined

See running gag on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: running gags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} running gag (plural running gags)
  1. An ongoing joke, one that is regularly repeated or continued. Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: running joke
    Sense id: en-running_gag-en-noun-XTUskh9U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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