What does ネタ mean in 完全にネタだったから一日で変わったけど?


In this sentence here, I understand the overall gist of what it is saying, but
I just can't find any sort of definition for ネタ. I'm thinking its some kind of
slang which requires a bit of contextual knowledge of the word in order to
understand it in this case:

> その前は『生きた心地がしない戦線』だったわ。完全にネタだったから一日で変わったけど

My guess is that it is expressing the speakers ridicule with the previous name
of the group




Relevant definitions of
[ネタ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%AD%E3%81%9F/#jn-170158) here are

> ４ 演芸で上演する作品。また、その内容。芸の種類についてもいう。「落語の定番―」「歌―」
>
> ５ 人をかつぐための、真実めかした作り話。悪意のある嘘ではなく、相手を笑わせたり軽くからかったりする程度である場合をいう。「彼の失敗談は―だろう」

4 means _a piece of comedy (performance)_ and 5 _a fake story for laughing_.
The usage in question is mostly 5 even though it is not exactly a fake. A
relevant phrase is お笑いのネタ, literally meaning _a seed of laughing_

So you are basically right. It means _Formerly it was called .... The
_ridiculous (joke)_ name was changed in a day._




Relevant definitions of
[ネタ](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%AD%E3%81%9F/#jn-170158) here are

> ４ 演芸で上演する作品。また、その内容。芸の種類についてもいう。「落語の定番―」「歌―」
>
> ５ 人をかつぐための、真実めかした作り話。悪意のある嘘ではなく、相手を笑わせたり軽くからかったりする程度である場合をいう。「彼の失敗談は―だろう」

4 means _a piece of comedy (performance)_ and 5 _a fake story for laughing_.
The usage in question is mostly 5 even though it is not exactly a fake. A
relevant phrase is お笑いのネタ, literally meaning _a seed of laughing_

So you are basically right. It means _Formerly it was called .... The
_ridiculous (joke)_ name was changed in a day._

