comic strip

American  

noun

• comic strips
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• comic strips
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of comic strip

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

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Example Sentences

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comic strip

He was pitching a reimagining of the “Popeye the Sailor Man” comic strip that he had developed with his creative partner Mixa Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Launched in 1970, Garry Trudeau’s comic strip would become a mainstay of American politics and culture, remaining so for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

He looked like Bill the Cat in the “Bloom County” comic strip as he stuck out his tongue and made a sound that sounded like “Aack.”

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

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

At a table in front of the banner, students with hipster glasses and uncombed hair hung out, talking about whether Ferd Johnson was really the genius behind the 1920s comic strip Moon Mullins.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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