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悪ノリ (わるのり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
getting carried away ; going too far ; overdoing it
Describes someone getting overly excited or mischievous and taking a joke or action too far, often in a playful or negative way. Used as a noun or with する.
彼かれ は すぐ 悪わる ノリ する から 、 真面目まじめ な 話はなし の とき は 注ちゅう 意い が 必ひつ 要よう だ 。
He gets carried away easily, so you need to be careful during serious conversations.
Written forms 悪わる ノリ Usage 41%
Common spelling using katakana ノ for the particle-like element.
悪わる 乗の り Usage 23%
Kanji spelling for the verb stem 乗り; less common but still seen.
悪わる のり Usage 18%
わるのり Usage 9%
Kana spelling used in casual writing.
ワルノリ Usage 5%
ワル 乗の り Usage 5%
Kanji 乗 ride, power, multiplication Similar words 調ちょう 子し に 乗の る Similar meaning of getting carried away, but 調子に乗る is a more general expression, while 悪ノリ specifically implies a mischievous or negative tone.
ふざける Means 'to fool around' or 'to joke', but 悪ノリ emphasizes going too far with the joking or mischief.
Etymology Compound of 悪 (わる, 'bad') and 乗り (のり, stem of 乗る 'to get on, to ride'), literally 'bad riding', referring to getting carried away in a negative direction.
