comic strip

American  

noun

1. a sequence of drawings, either in color or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc., often serialized, typically having dialogue printed in balloons, and usually printed as a horizontal strip in daily newspapers and in an uninterrupted block or longer sequence of such strips in Sunday newspapers and in comic books.

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comic strip British  

noun

1. Also called: strip cartoon.  a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a humorous story or an adventure

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Etymology

Origin of comic strip

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

I’m starting to think large numbers of American voters — and especially conservatives — have never read the “Peanuts” comic strip.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

As the comic strip Pogo noted in 1970, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

As Pepe spread into the more extreme corners of the internet, Mr Furie tried to disavow the frog, even killing him off in a comic strip.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Some on social media are comparing Koo to the fictional character Charlie Brown, whose repeated failure to even make contact while attempting to kick a football was a running joke in the Peanuts comic strip.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

This was a comic strip we used to draw together about two astronauts named Gleebo and Tom who lived on Pluto and had a dog named Darth Daisy.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

Related Words

• cartoon
• comic