Gag

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The word gag or the acronym GAG can 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

Legal

• 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 object

• Gag, a device designed to prevent speech
• 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

Science

• Gag reflex, the feeling of choking or accompanying involuntary muscular contractions in the throat
• Glycosaminoglycan, a polysaccharide that is part of connective tissue
• Group-specific Antigen, the genetic material that codes for the core structural proteins of a retrovirus

Surname

• Anton Gág, a painter
• Wanda Gág, a children's book writer and illustrator

Other

• Get a Grip, a multi-platinum album released in 1993 by rock band Aerosmith
• GAG (boot loader), or "Gestor de Arranque Grafico", a computer boot loader
• Gustav Adolf Grammar School, the oldest school in Estonia

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