WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
run′ning joke′, 
    1. a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
    2. a subject, reference, remark, etc., that is a continual source of humor. Also called run′ning gag′. 

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