noun
silly questions and silly answers; silly dialogue
A yojijukugo describing an exchange where both the question and the answer are foolish or pointless.
あの会議は愚問愚答の連続で、時間の無駄だった。
That meeting was a series of silly questions and silly answers, a waste of time.
A yojijukugo composed of 愚 (foolish), 問 (question), 愚 (foolish), and 答 (answer). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common four-character pattern for describing futile exchanges.