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

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

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

He proceeded to work for years at Crocker National Bank and Pacific Bell, holding the types of generic corporate office jobs his comic strip would use as fodder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

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

Related Words

• cartoon
• comic