jayus (n)

pronunciation: JAY – oos

language: Indonesian

definition: a joke that is so unfunny and told so poorly that one cannot help but laugh

sentence: He doesn’t seem to mind that we are laughing at him instead of with him whenever he interjects a jayus into the conversation.

source: http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/10/12/ten-most-difficult-words-to-translate/

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