Nuance Dictionary / Slang & Internet Culture
뇌절 noe-jeol
Beating a dead horse; milking a joke or meme long past its comedic expiration date until it becomes agonizingly unfunny.
What does 뇌절 mean?
뇌절 (noe-jeol) means: Beating a dead horse; milking a joke or meme long past its comedic expiration date until it becomes agonizingly unfunny.
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How it's actually used
- 그 개그는 딱 3절까지만 했어야지, 갑자기 뇌절 와서 분위기 다 얼었잖아.
Geu gae-geuneun ttak sam-jeol-kkaji-man haesseoya-ji, gap-jagi noe-jeol waseo bun-wi-gi da eoreot-jana.
That bit should have stopped at three rounds max; you suddenly went overboard and froze the whole room.
💡 Connects the traditional Korean concept of 'jeol' (rounds of a joke/action) directly to the modern sin of over-milking. - 아 그 드립은 좀 뇌절인데? 그만해라 진짜.
A geu deuribeun jom noe-jeor-inde? Geuman-haera jinjjja.
Ugh, that punchline is a bit of a brain-rupture. Seriously, stop.
💡 Shows the casual, peer-to-peer intervention used to shut down a friend driving a joke into the ground. - 방송 그만할 때 됐지, 요즘은 진짜 뇌절의 연속이야.
Bangsong geumanhal ttae dwaet-ji, yojeumeun jinjja noe-jeor-ui yeonsok-iya.
It's about time they quit broadcasting; these days it's just a non-stop parade of beaten-to-death bits.
💡 Demonstrates how the term is applied to content creators and streamers who lose their touch.
Related words in Slang & Internet Culture
오히려 좋아 o-h-i-ryeo-jo-a오조오억 ojo-ogeok라떼는 rat-tae-neun럭키비키 reok-ki-bi-ki사이다 sa-i-da