노잼 (nojaem)

What it means

1. 1.

   No fun at all; a dud. Of a film, a joke that died, or a person with no comic timing.

2. 2.

   노잼 시기 is a recognised state: a stretch of weeks when nothing amuses you.

Examples with translations

• 그 영화 완전 노잼이야.

  That film is a complete waste of time.

• 나 요즘 노잼 시기인 듯.

  I think I'm in one of those phases where nothing's funny.

Where it comes from

English 'no' plus 잼, from 재미 ('fun') — a hybrid of the kind Korean slang builds constantly. The middle grade, 핵노잼 ('nuclear-level unfunny'), is stronger still.

Other forms

Romanised as:

nojaem