Where does “駄洒落” come from?
駄洒落 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 駄 — loading; carrying; footwear.
駄洒落 (Japanese): a pun, a dad joke
Definitions
- a pun, a dad joke
Ancestry of “駄洒落”, step by step
駄洒落 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 駄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 駄 | loading; carrying; footwear |
via Japanese 洒落
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 洒落 | wittiness, refinement, stylishness, easygoing-ness |