Meanings
noungagster (plural gagsters)
plural gagsters
- joker; comedian
The story, of course, has no element of truth, and it seems probable that it was made up by some gagster after the names had been applied.
1959, Hubert G. Schmidt, Some Hunterdon Place Names1 more example
Jonny Quest is one of Hanna-Barbera's 'soap opera' cartoons, dealing with realistic characters as opposed to out-and-out slapstick gagsters.
1992, Jon Pillar, Jonny Quest (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 75, March 1992)
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