also: あくぎ · わるざれ
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.
Everyone frowned at his offensive joke.
That rakugo storyteller makes the audience laugh with crude puns.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading わるじゃれ.
Mixed kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Alternate kanji spelling; can also be read あくぎ or わるざれ, but those readings are rare or archaic.
Rare reading of 悪戯; may be encountered in older texts.
Rare reading of 悪戯; may be encountered in older texts.
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.