gag
English
/ɡæɡ/
noun
Definitions
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- (legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (archaic) A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
- a species of grouper.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gaggen derived from Old Norse gaghals, gag-háls.
Origin
Old Norse
gaghals, gag-háls
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigag English
- ball English
- ballgag English
- gagfest English
- gaggable English
- gaggee English
- gagger English
- gaggery English
- gagging English
- gaggingly English
- gaggy English
- gagless English
- gagman English
- gagmeister English
- gagster English
- gagtooth English
- gagworthy English
- gagwriter English
- gagwriting English
- regag English
- tooth English
- ungag English
- writer English
- writing English
- gag Italian
- gag French
- gag Spanish, Castilian
- gaggen Middle English
- gaghals, gag-háls Old Norse
- 爛gag Chinese