Sight Gag (Noun)
Meaning
A joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The classic cartoon featured a sight gag where the character's pants fell down at the most inopportune moment.
- In the silent film, the comedian's use of exaggerated facial expressions and physical comedy created a hilarious sight gag.
- The movie's slapstick humor relied heavily on sight gags, including a memorable scene where the main character got hit in the face with a pie.
- The animated film's sight gag, where the character's arms and legs stretched like rubber, had the audience in stitches.
- The comedy troupe's sketch featured a series of rapid-fire sight gags, each one more ridiculous than the last.