"ギャグ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡʲa̠ɡɯ̟] Forms: gyagu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English gag. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|en|gag|sort=きゃぐ'}} Borrowed from English gag Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ギャグ • (gyagu)
  1. joke Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Derived forms: おやじギャグ (oyaji gyagu), ギャグセン (gyagusen), ギャグマン (gyaguman)
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Download raw JSONL data for ギャグ meaning in Japanese (1.4kB)

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