Noejeol In Chinese?
5.0BRAINROT SCORENoejeol A joke or meme repeated so many times, past the point of being funny, that it becomes actively grating — the moment a running gag overstays its welcome and starts to hurt rather than entertain.
Origin:Korean internet slang literally meaning "brain amputation," which evolved from Naruto-parody meme threads on the Korean forum DC Inside around 2017, where jokes escalated to increasingly excessive, over-repeated absurdity, into a general term for any meme or joke overused to the point of irritation.
First Seen:2017
Peak Era:2026 (Korean Internet Canon)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Knowing when to retire a joke before it becomes noejeol) / -1 Aura (Being the person who keeps a dead joke going long past noejeol)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"그 밈 벌써 뇌절 단계인데 아직도 우려먹네."
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