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- [gag-man]
- /ˈgægˌmæn/
- /ˈgægmən/
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- [gag-man]
- /ˈgægˌmæn/
Definitions of gagman word
- noun plural gagman a person who writes comic material for public performers. 1
- noun plural gagman a comedian who uses a patter of jokes and funny remarks. 1
- noun gagman A writer or performer of gags. 1
- noun gagman a person who writes gags for a comedian 0
- noun gagman a comedian 0
- noun gagman a person who devises jokes, bits of comic business, etc., as for entertainers 0
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Origin of gagman
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30; gag2 + man1
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Parts of speech for Gagman
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gagman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gagman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gagman
noun gagman
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- jester — a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
- mime — the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.