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駄洒落
Dajare is a pun built on similar sounds. It is expected to be bad: a good dajare makes people wince, and the reaction samui, literally "cold", is part of the fun. Older men who make them are affectionately called oyaji gyagu tellers.
Examples in context
部長の駄洒落に、会議室が静まり返った。
The meeting room fell silent at the manager's pun.
駄洒落は寒いほど愛されることもある。
Sometimes the colder a pun is, the more it is loved.
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