Gag (disambiguation)

Gag is a device designed to prevent speech.

Gag or the acronym GAG may also refer to:

Humor

  • Gag cartoon, a one-panel comic that is usually intended to have ridiculous happenings
    • Yonkoma, a four panel form of Japanese gag comic strip
  • Gag gift, an informal term for a practical joke device
  • Visual gag, a comedian's term for a joke, a comedic sketch or routine, or the visible effect of a magical illusion
  • Running gag, a literary device that repeats in a certain work of literature
  • Gag order, a writ or court order taken out with an intent to prevent information or comment from being made public
  • Gag rule, a part of court proceedings and congressional proceedings

Physical objects

  • Gag (BDSM), used in BDSM activities
  • Gag bit, a type of bit used for strong horses
  • Gag (medical device), a device used by dentists, surgeons and veterinarians to hold the patient's mouth open
    • Jennings gag, a form of medical gag
    • Whitehead gag, a form of medical gag
    • Hallam gag, a form of medical gag
  • Wind gag, a woolly windscreen put round a microphone to stop it from picking up wind noise

Biology

  • Gag reflex, the feeling of choking or accompanying involuntary muscular contractions in the throat
  • Glycosaminoglycan (GAG), a polysaccharide that is part of connective tissue
  • Group-specific antigen, the genetic material that codes for the core structural proteins of a retrovirus
  • Gag grouper, a species of fish
  • GAG, one of two codons for glutamic acid

People

Other uses

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