jomok

Popularized in 2023 from a Facebook group, likely a backronym of blend of English jokes +‎ homo (“homosexual; gay”), the "k" at the end is a representation of glottal stop.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔmɔʔ/ [ˈd͡ʒɔ.mɔʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔmɔʔ
• Syllabification: jo‧mok

jomok (plural jomok-jomok)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Memes depicting absurd or ironic jokes that typically involve shock humor, explicit images/videos, and flamboyant expressions, stereotypically associated with gay people.
   • 2024, Ridho Rzq, Facebook‎^[1]:

     Absurdism itu gada batasan nya, jadi jomok absurd akan selalu berevolusi.

     Absurdism has no limits, so absurd gay jokes will always evolve

   • 2024 December 27, @JancokAddict, Twitter‎^[2]:

     Jomok bukannya jokes homok? Meme meme orang hitam yang gay?

     Doesn't jomok mean gay jokes? Those memes with gay black people (in it)?

2. (Internet slang, by extension, humorous, possibly derogatory) a homosexual
   • 2024 December 23, @AventurineExt, Twitter‎^[3]:

     LIHAT JIDAT LU ADA TULISAN JOMOK SEGEDE GABAN.

     LOOK AT UR FOREHEAD THERES A BIG-ASS WRITING THAT SAYS "GAY"

jomok (comparative lebih jomok, superlative paling jomok)

1. (Internet slang, by extension, humorous) ironically homosexual gay
2. (Internet slang, by extension, humorous, possibly derogatory) homosexual; gay

   ini lu jomoknya boongan aja apa beneran dah?

   Are you being gay as a joke or are you for real?

   • 2025 April 9, @leanne3g, Twitter‎^[4]:

     Akhirnya ketemu kura kura jomok dan kebetulan dia skidipapap pas kita dateng😭🤼‍♀️💨

     Finally met a gay turtle and it just so happened that they were banging as we were coming over😭🤼‍♀️💨

• Komaruddin Bagja (11 August 2024) “Arti Kata Jomok dalam Bahasa Gaul yang Viral di Medsos”, in iNews (in Indonesian)
• Helna Estalansa (23 April 2024) “Viral di TikTok, Istilah Jomok Ternyata Singkatan dari 2 Kata Ini”, in Gridpop (in Indonesian)