also: あくぎ · わるざれ
noun, na-adjective
offensive joke; crude pun; vulgar wisecrack
Refers to a joke or pun that is in poor taste, often with sexual or vulgar undertones. The word itself is somewhat dated and may be encountered in older literature or discussions of traditional humor.
彼の悪洒落にはみんなが眉をひそめた。
Everyone frowned at his offensive joke.
あの落語家は悪洒落を交えて客を笑わせる。
That rakugo storyteller makes the audience laugh with crude puns.
Compound of 悪 (わる, 'bad') and 洒落 (しゃれ, 'joke, pun'). The reading わるじゃれ is a standard combination; the alternate readings あくぎ and わるざれ are rare and likely older or dialectal variants.