下ネタ

しもネタ

dirty joke, blue joke

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

元ネタ

もとネタ もとねた

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

小ネタ

こネタ

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

自虐ネタ

じぎゃくネタ

self-deprecating routine, self-deprecating joke

鉄板ネタ

てっぱんネタ

no-fail joke; joke that gets people every time

持ちネタ

もちネタ

trademark gag or routine

抜きネタ

ぬきネタ

scoop; exclusive news

一発ネタ

いっぱつネタ

short joke, quick one-liner

面白ネタ

おもしろネタ

funny story; interesting trivia; fun facts

内輪ネタ

うちわネタ うちわねた

private joke, inside joke

虱潰し

しらみつぶし

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

潰し餡

つぶしあん

slightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste

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

穀潰し

ごくつぶし ゴクつぶし

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

潰し値

つぶしね つぶしち

scrap value

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)