brick jokes

A form of brick joke — A joke in a film, television show, book etc, in which there is a substantial gap between set-up and punchline, typically bringing back an unresolved plot point after the audience is expected to have forgotten about it.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of brick joke
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