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.)

一発

いっぱつ

blow, punch

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

ネタ潰し

ネタつぶし ねたつぶし

publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)

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

一発屋

いっぱつや いちはつや

all-or-nothing gambler, power hitter (baseball), slugger, one hit wonder (e.g. in music)

一発ギャグ

いっぱつぎゃぐ

short joke, quick one-liner, one-shot joke

一発芸

いっぱつげい

one-liner, funny joke, gag, quick trick

笑いのネタ

わらいのネタ

butt of a joke; punchline

一発回答

いっぱつかいとう

first and final offer in labor-management negotiations

一発必中

いっぱつひっちゅう

success on the first try (attempt)

一触即発

いっしょくそくはつ

critical (touch and go) situation, explosive situation