ツッコむ
tsukkomu
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “ツッコむ” mean?
to call out a silly line (the comeback)
Example
“今のボケ、誰かツッコんでや！”
ima no boke, dareka tsukkonde ya!
Somebody call out that joke!
Good to know
Osaka talk works like manzai comedy: one says the silly line (ボケ), the other the comeback (ツッコミ). Leaving a joke hanging is a letdown.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: 指摘する
Heard in a conversation
Rehearsing for the comedy contest
Yamato せやな…ほな、俺がツッコミやろか？
True… then shall I be the straight man?
Rina あかんあかん！自分、ツッコむと顔こわいねん。
No no! When you do the comebacks, your face is scary.
Yamato ほんま、しょーもないこと言うなあ。しばくで！
Seriously, you say such pointless stuff. I'll whack you!
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- おもろいfunny
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- せやろright?!, told you
- ちゃうねんno wait, it's not like that
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