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아재개그

ajaegaegeu

🇰🇷 Korean slang from Seoul

What does “아재개그” mean?

dad joke

Example

“아빠 또 아재개그 하신다.”
appa tto ajaegaegeu hasinda.
Dad's making dad jokes again.

Good to know

아재 (middle-aged guy) + 개그 (gag).

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

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The textbook way to say it: 썰렁한 농담

Heard in a conversation

Team dinner on a Friday

Taeyang 헐, 불금인데 회식이요? 킹받네요.
OMG, a team dinner on a Friday night? So annoying.
Jieun 부장님이 삼겹살 쏜대요. 근데 또 아재개그 하실 듯.
The department head says he's treating us to samgyeopsal. But he'll probably tell dad jokes again.
Taeyang 작년 회식 기억나요? 부장님 노래방에서 완전 갑분싸였잖아요.
Remember last year's dinner? At karaoke the head made the mood go totally awkward.

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