ホワイトキック

noun

awkward silence after a failed joke

Slang term for the uncomfortable silence that follows a joke that no one laughs at, often used among young people.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from white kick

See also: しらける

• 彼かれのギャグがすべって、会かい場じょうはホワイトキックに包つつまれた。

  His joke fell flat, and the room was filled with an awkward silence.