exploding cigar
Gag gift tobacco
An exploding cigar is a novelty prank item designed to detonate with a small bang when lit, leaving the smoker startled and soot-faced.
The gag became a staple of slapstick comedy and cartoon humor, where villains and pranksters offer them to unsuspecting victims.
Figuratively, something that backfires spectacularly on its perpetrator: The scandal turned into an exploding cigar for the campaign.
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- gag giftHumorous present, not serious
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
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- slapstickpratfall, banana peel, pie throw, falling down, custard pie
- gag giftswhoopee cushion, fake vomit, joy buzzer, dribble glass, squirting flower
- comedy bitsbit, skit, sketch, gag, shtick
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