sight gag

Noun

Meaning

a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

visual joke play sport joke panic riot yarn laugh gag scream jest howler wheeze story jape

Antonyms

seriousness something serious

Hypernyms

joke laugh gag jest jape

Examples

As for Dan, his inability to leave well enough alone looks poised to bite him, and the sight gag of his increasingly ridiculous layers of bronzer makes for a fun runner. Source: Internet

In the book signing, it might have been a fun sight gag just to see a future Cindy with that weird hat standing off in the background or something. Source: Internet

So I like the idea of taking this symbol and not just relying on the sight gag that it inherently is. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sight draft sight enhancer sight for sore eyes sight glass sight in sight of money