アメリカンジョーク

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from American +‎ joke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠me̞ɾʲika̠ɲ̟ d͡ʑo̞ːkɯ̟]

Noun

アメリカンジョーク • (Amerikan jōku) 

1. "American joke"; a joke exhibiting American humor that does not translate well into a Japanese context / Japanese culture

Descendants

• → English: American joke (calque)