洒落|しゃれshare[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounjoke; pun; jest; witticism; wordplay
   私わたしたちはその教授きょうじゅが昔むかしから言いっているしゃれにうんざりしている。↗

   We are tired of the professor's old joke.
2. na-adjectivesmartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious; refined

• Synonym冗談じょうだんNeutralThe everyday word for a joke or jest; the most common of all, and not necessarily witty the way 「洒落」 is.
• SynonymギャグCasualColloquial loanword for gags — comic bits and one-liners, mostly heard on TV variety shows.
• SynonymジョークNeutralA loanword for joke, very common in conversation; an ordinary joke rather than a witty quip like 「洒落」.
• Synonym諧謔かいぎゃくWrittenA written word for jest and banter, found mainly in literary criticism — far more bookish than 「洒落」.
• RelatedユーモアNeutralA loanword for a subtle, understated sense of humor — a quality of the person. 「洒落」 is the witty quip itself, said out loud.
• RelatedウイットWrittenLoanword for wit — cleverness and quickness of mind. More at home in written or formal prose than 「洒落」.
• RelatedエスプリWrittenA loanword for French-style esprit — wit and flair with a literary, artistic air.
• Related機知きちWrittenQuick, resourceful wit that adapts to the moment; leans written, as in 「機知に富む」.
• Relatedおどけ話おどけばなしCasualA colloquial word for a funny story told to get laughs; it has an old-fashioned ring.
• RelatedとんちNeutralQuick, on-the-spot cleverness — the ready wit of solving a problem in a flash, as in 「一休さんの頓知」.
• Antonym野暮やぼNeutralUnfashionable and clueless about style or romance; the direct opposite of the stylish, witty 「洒落」.

Use 「洒落」 for witty, stylish quips and repartee; puns are 「駄洒落」. For an ordinary joke pick 「冗談」 or 「ジョーク」, for a sense of humor 「ユーモア」, and for wit 「ウイット」 or 「機知」. 「ギャグ」 covers comedy bits, 「諧謔」 and 「エスプリ」 suit literary writing, 「頓知」 is on-the-spot cleverness, 「おどけ話」 an old-fashioned funny story, and 「野暮」 is the opposite of stylish, witty 「洒落」.

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