jayus
Language: Indonesian · [ˈdʒajʊs] · Pronunciation: JAH-yoos
Meaning
a joke so corny it comes out the other side and gets a laugh anyway
The story
Indonesian slang for the joke that fails so completely it comes back round to funny: first the groan, then the laugh you can't hold in. The nearest English is the groaner, which at least admits the groan comes first.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Indonesian
- Who says it most often?
- A dad wielding barbecue tongs
- Where would you hear it?
- A pun met with groans and grins
- What does it mean?
- A joke so bad it works anyway
How it went
Round two, speaker, was where most points went.
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