ギャグgyagu

1. nounjoke; gag

• SynonymジョークNeutralLoanword for jokes and witty remarks, mostly verbal; 「ギャグ」 also covers the comic actions performers use to get laughs.
• Synonym洒落しゃれNeutralPuns and wordplay like 「駄洒落」, centered on verbal wit; it also means being stylish or fashion-conscious, which 「ギャグ」 does not.
• Related洒落しゃれNeutralPuns and wordplay like 「駄洒落」, centered on verbal wit; it also means being stylish or fashion-conscious, which 「ギャグ」 does not.
• Related冗談じょうだんNeutralThe everyday word for jokes, stressing that something is not meant seriously, as in 「冗談でしょう」; 「ギャグ」 leans to bits meant to be funny.
• Related諧謔かいぎゃくWrittenWritten/formal term for witty jesting and banter, focusing on a humorous style and often used in literary discussion; in daily speech say 「冗談」.
• AntonymシリアスNeutralLoanword meaning serious and earnest, as in 「シリアスな展開」; it stands at the opposite pole from the comedy of 「ギャグ」.

Use 「ギャグ」 for comedians' bits and gags, as in 「一発ギャグ」 and 「ギャグ漫画」. For everyday joking say 「冗談」, for jokes 「ジョーク」, for puns 「駄洒落」; 「シリアス」 is the opposite, meaning serious.

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1. 演劇えんげきなどで本筋ほんすじの合間あいまに入いれる観客かんきゃくを笑わらわせる言葉ことばや動作どうさ。
2. 冗談じょうだん。