couch gag

noun

A visual joke at the end of the opening credits of a Simpsons episode, during which the Simpson family settles down to watch television.

Meanings

nouncouch gag (plural couch gags)

plural couch gags

  1. A visual joke at the end of the opening credits of a Simpsons episode, during which the Simpson family settles down to watch television.
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