ねた
Meanings
Noun
1. material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item (from the inversion of たね)
2. joke; jest; (comedy) routine; made-up story; material
3. proof; evidence
4. (magician's) trick; secret
5. ingredients (esp. for sushi)
Other readings
Examples4
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What's your favourite type of sushi?
コメディアン
Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
よく
When I asked afterwards it seems he hadn't said that as a joke.
おい、
Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper!