sight gag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyt gag]
- /saɪt gæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyt gag]
- /saɪt gæg/

Definitions of sight gag words

noun sight gag a comic effect produced by visual means rather than by spoken lines, as in a play or motion picture. 1
noun sight gag a visual joke 0
noun sight gag a bit of comic business, as on the stage, whose effect depends on action rather than speech 0

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Origin of sight gag

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Sight gag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sight gag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sight gag usage trend in Literature

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