Gag (disambiguation)

The word gag and similar has a variety of meanings:

As a 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
*The Jennings gag, the Whitehead gag and the Hallam gag are forms of a gag (medical device) used by dentists, surgeons and veterinarians to hold the patient's mouth open
*The word "gag" has been used for a cloth tied over the mouth and nose when the purpose was not to prevent speech but to keep harmful dust out of the lungs.
*The term "hand gag" is sometimes used for temporarily silencing someone with a hand over the mouth.

Other

*A comedian's term for a joke, a comedic sketch or routine, or the visible effect of a magical illusion, see visual gag.
**"Gag gift" is an informal term for "practical joke device"
*Gag reflex, the feeling of choking or accompanying involuntary muscular contractions in the throat
*In law, a gag order is a writ or court order taken out with an intent to prevent information or comment from being made public
*A gag rule can be a part of court proceedings and congressional proceedings.
*A gag cartoon, a one-panel comic that is usually intended to have ridiculous happenings. It may also be used as a political cartoon.
**Yonkoma, a form of Japanese gag comic strip

As a surname

* Painter Anton Gág
* Children's book writer and illustrator Wanda Gág

Acronyms

*Generic Address Generator
*Get a Grip, a multi-platinum album released in 1993 by rock band Aerosmith
*Group-specific Antigen, the genetic material that codes for the core structural proteins of a retrovirus
*Glycosaminoglycans, unbranched polysaccharide chains that form structural support in the extracellular matrix of cells
*GAG (boot loader), which stands for "Gestor de Arranque Grafico" (English: "Graphical Boot Manager"), is a computer boot loader
*Gustav Adolf Grammar School (Estonian: Gustav Adolfi Gümnaasium), the oldest school in Estonia
*Graphic Artists Guild, labor union of artist