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Running gag
A running gag is a joke that recurs throughout a film, series or conversation. It is countable. The related verb phrase is "to run a gag into the ground", meaning to repeat it until it stops being funny.
Examples in context
The hat became a running gag in the series.
The hat became a running gag in the series.
That running gag never gets old.
That running gag never gets old.
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