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Noun: sight gag  sIt gag
  1. A joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
    "The silent film relied heavily on sight gags to entertain the audience";
    - visual joke

Derived forms: sight gags

Type of: gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh

Encyclopedia: Sight gag