Amusement and Gag

Amusement

Amusement noun - The act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public.

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Gag and amusement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gag" instead a noun "Amusement".

Nearby Words: amusing, amuse, amused

Gag noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

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Amusement and gag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amusement" instead a noun "Gag".

particular	particular amusement	particular gag
typical	typical amusement	typical gag
certain	certain amusement	certain gag
standard	standard amusement	standard gag
Other adjectives: obvious, cheap, small, constant, great, dark, quick, later, extra, occasional, different, visual, added.

Frequent butts of this gag are banks, amusement parks, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or any similarly over-bureaucratic institution.

Source: Right on Queue
He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does he do - I swear, for his own amusement, his own private cosmic gag reel - he sets the rules in opposition.

Source: God Is Evil
It starts off as a gag and Tsukiko smiles in what looks like amusement, but as it goes on it gradually stops being funny and Tsukiko stops smiling.

Source: Voice Changeling

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