駄洒落

• 読み: だじゃれ
• ローマ字: dajare
• 漢字の分解: 駄 (da) — inferior, worthless; 洒落 (share) — wit, stylish wordplay
• 発音: /da.dʑa.ɾe/

意味

A bad pun; a corny or groan-worthy play on words. Typically refers to a pun that is deliberately or unintentionally weak, eliciting groans rather than genuine laughter.

A noun formed from 駄 (inferior, worthless) and 洒落 (a clever play on words, wit). The 駄 prefix downgrades the elegance of 洒落 into something lowbrow. Saying 駄洒落を言う (to make a bad pun) is a common collocation. Culturally, middle-aged men are stereotypically associated with this style of humour in Japan.

例文

1. 部長は会議のたびに駄洒落を飛ばすが、誰も笑わない。
2. 子供の頃は父の駄洒落がおかしくて仕方なかった。
3. 駄洒落のセンスは笑いのセンスとは別物だと思う。

使い方ガイド

場面: humour, everyday conversation, workplace small talk

トーン: light-hearted

起源と歴史

From 駄 (da — worthless, inferior) and 洒落 (share — wit, stylishness, wordplay). 洒落 alone is a sophisticated pun or stylish remark; adding 駄 deflates it into something cheap or clumsy.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal