暇ネタ

ひまネタ ひまねた ヒマネタ

unimportant piece of news, news unrelated to major events or pressing social conditions

小ネタ

こネタ

small material (for a story, article, etc.)

下ネタ

しもネタ

dirty joke, blue joke

元ネタ

もとネタ もとねた

inspiration (for), source (of), parody, mimicry, fake

自虐ネタ

じぎゃくネタ

self-deprecating routine, self-deprecating joke

持ちネタ

もちネタ

trademark gag or routine

一発ネタ

いっぱつネタ

short joke, quick one-liner

鉄板ネタ

てっぱんネタ

no-fail joke; joke that gets people every time

内輪ネタ

うちわネタ うちわねた

private joke, inside joke

抜きネタ

ぬきネタ

scoop; exclusive news

面白ネタ

おもしろネタ

funny story; interesting trivia; fun facts

目潰し

めつぶし

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone, throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them

潰し値

つぶしね つぶしち

scrap value

虱潰し

しらみつぶし

very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.), fine-tooth-comb search, exhaustive search, scouring

穀潰し

ごくつぶし ゴクつぶし

good-for-nothing, parasite, deadbeat, loafer, drone, idler

潰し餡

つぶしあん

slightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste

プチプチ潰し

プチプチつぶし

popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)

笑いのネタ

わらいのネタ

butt of a joke; punchline

潰し島田

つぶししまだ

type of woman's hairdo (Edo period)