Gag and Peg

Gag

Gag noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

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

Peg

Peg noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

Gag and peg are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gag" instead a noun "Peg".

How words are described

original original gag original peg
single single gag single peg
small small gag small peg
entire entire gag entire peg
Other adjectives: new, minor, last.

Common collocations

body gag body peg body

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Goof Troop Peg sounds like an everyday name but had a common-word source (as a Mythology Gag to "Peg-Leg Pete").
  • Bat out of Hell An episode of Married... with Children has a throw-away gag where Peg opens one of the cabinets in the family's kitchen to reveal a mass of cobwebs and a large bat flapping around.
  • Aluminum Christmas Trees You might think Pegnose Pete from Escape from Monkey Island is just a gag on peg-legged pirates, but prosthetic noses are a real thing, and have been for centuries; 16th century nobleman and astronomer Tycho Brahe wore a false nose after getting his cut off in a duel.
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