Definition of ねた

ねた

neta

Common word
noun
1.
material (for a story, article, etc.), information, news item(from たね, kana reversed)
See also:種 (たね)
2.
joke, jest, (comedy) routine, made-up story
3.
proof, evidence
4.
(magician's) trick, secret
5.
ingredients
6.
(Internet) meme(slang)
Other readings:
ネタ
Example sentences(showing 3 results)

ざん
無惨な
だい
大事故
げきてき
悲劇的
じょうきょう
状況
じょうだ
冗談
Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents

When I asked afterwards it seems he hadn't said that as a joke

Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper