ねた

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item

Also:joke, proof, (magician's) trick

What does ねた mean?

ねた is a Japanese noun meaning material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item in English. It can also be translated as joke, proof, (magician's) trick depending on context. It is written as ねた in hiragana, and neta in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.