Gag
Gag verb - To discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Shy
Shy verb - Start suddenly, as from fright.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Nonetheless, LRR aren't shy about the trope, and during DB 3 a running gag began where Matt was personally blamed for all the world's problems.
Source: Web Video / LoadingReadyRun -
Overly Pre-Prepared Gag: Just shy of a hundred years of Googled predictions for the future, until you get to 2101.
Source: Webcomic / xkcd -
Gag Penis: Shy Ronnie, of all people, claims he hung a "giant ass noose off his giant ass dick".
Source: Music / The Lonely Island
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