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もう結構です→もういいです→もういい

もう結構です is the polite “that’s enough”. もういい is “forget it”, and in manzai もういいよ (or Kansai もうええわ) is the classic line that ends the whole routine.

Use it withFriends OKCoworkers carefulBoss / teacher avoid

Can sound fed up. もういいよ between friends; never to a boss.

478 lines with もういい from 144 comedians in the library · Counts updated 2026-10-07
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Naname 45° · A Chance Reunion with Dad

At the end of the sketch, one says their teamwork proves they are father and son, but the other refuses to accept it.

Culture note Japanese comedy duos often end a sketch with 'もういいよ' (enough already) before bowing out.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Enough already.

Textbookもう結構です。Textbook '結構です' is swapped for the everyday word 'いい', the polite 'です' is dropped, and sentence-final 'よ' is added: 'もう結構です' → 'もういいよ' = 'enough already'. It is the classic line that ends a comedy routine.

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Audience laughter in this scene0:13
Top Gun · Handshake Event

One performer insists the other is basically an alien, and the other fires back with a warning.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Enough already.

Textbookもう結構です。Polite 「もう結構です」 becomes plain 「もういい」 plus 「よ」; in manzai, 「もういいよ」 is the stock line that ends the routine.

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Audience laughter in this scene0:12
Pabun · A Sense of the Season

The two argue over whether Junji really feels like summer, then one says they have a story of their own.

Culture note Junji Inagawa is a famous ghost-story teller whose TV shows and tours are a Japanese summer tradition.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Forget it. It's gonna be summer anyway.

Textbookもう結構です。どうせ夏ですから。Plain 'もういい' ('it's already fine' → 'enough') replaces polite 'もう結構です'; sentence-final 'わ' adds exasperated emphasis.

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Audience laughter in this scene0:19
Uchimatsuge · Ever Made Bread?

One partner is lecturing the other at length on how a pun involving 'pants' should properly be made.

Culture note 'Hakichigaeru' (noun: 'hakichigai') literally means putting on the wrong footwear or clothes, and figuratively means to misunderstand. Since 'haku' is also the verb for wearing pants, it makes a natural pants pun.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Enough already, you're so annoying with the pants stuff.

Textbookパンツの話はもう結構です。静かにしてください。Polite 「もう結構です」 becomes plain 「もういい」, and emphatic 「わ」 makes it a flat, fed-up 'Enough!'

Tone: Rude (between friends)Speed: fast
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Audience laughter in this scene0:19
Daydream · A Daughter's Favor

A mother refuses to lend her child money and says to take responsibility for oneself.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Fine, forget it.

Textbookもう結構です。Plain "もういい" (literally "it's already fine") stands in for polite "もう結構です" and slams the argument shut: "Forget it!"

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Audience laughter in this scene0:10
Midorigaoka · The Aquarium

One comedian declares the aquarium date went perfectly, and the routine is about to wrap up.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Enough already!

Textbookもう結構です。Plain 'もういい' ('it's already fine' → 'enough') replaces polite 'もう結構です'; sentence-final 'わ' adds fed-up emphasis. Classic manzai closer.

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What does もういい mean?

もういい means “enough! / forget it”. もう結構です is the polite “that’s enough”. もういい is “forget it”, and in manzai もういいよ (or Kansai もうええわ) is the classic line that ends the whole routine.

Is もういい rude? Who can you say it to?

With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Can sound fed up. もういいよ between friends; never to a boss.

How common is もういい in real speech?

In 1,905 live comedy routines, もういい appears in 478 lines from 144 comedians.

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