天てん丼どん

noun

tempura donburi; tempura rice bowl

A bowl of rice topped with tempura, often drizzled with a sweet-savory sauce. Abbreviation of 天ぷら丼.

• 今日きょうのランチは天てん丼どんにしよう。

  I'll have tempura rice bowl for lunch today.

• この店みせの天てん丼どんはエビが大おおきくて美味おいしい。

  The tempura rice bowl at this restaurant has big shrimp and is delicious.

noun

repeating the same gag; running a joke into the ground

Colloquial comedy term for repeating the same joke or silly line, often to the point of annoyance. Derived from the idea of 'tempura' (てん) being repeated (丼).

• 彼かれの漫まん才ざいは天てん丼どんが多おおくて、すぐ飽あきる。

  His comedy routine has too many repeated gags, and I get tired of it quickly.

• そのギャグ、もう天てん丼どんになってるよ。

  That joke has already been run into the ground.