Gag
Gag noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.
Routine
Routine noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Nearby Word: routinely
How words are described
| old | old gag | old routine |
| good | good gag | good routine |
| exact | exact gag | exact routine |
| particular | particular gag | particular routine |
| Other adjectives: similar, identical, usual, common, brief, short, regular, standard, popular, small, actual, entire, little, famous, new, early, final, classic, extended, visual, comic, slapstick, comedic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A Running Gag in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's omake comics has Hayate being portrayed as a master◊ of the Boke and Tsukkomi routine due to having a Kansai Dialect.
Source: Boke and Tsukkomi Routine - This Mythology Gag even stretches into the story itself when Clarice asks Chip and Dale to redo their routine from back then as an encore to her own musical revue.
Source: Mythology Gag / Fan Fic -
The comic actually starts out without many jokes, but after a few strips, the True Companions fall into a routine of gag comics.
Source: Webcomic / A Tale Of Fiction
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