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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.

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

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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

The comic strip featured a boss with two points of black hair resembling horns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip had battled prostate cancer for many years.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

In 1981, he launched Salt and Pepper, a comic strip that ran for nearly two decades, blending gentle satire with everyday observations.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

A brilliant name for a comic strip, even though the family in the comic wasn’t much like a circus.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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