"梗" meaning

[liaozhihan]

I found this in the description of a word in the "Chengdu Dialect Dictionary." What does 梗 mean in "田野中人工修筑的或自然形成的梗或臺階形狀的梗?"

 

Help is much appreciated.

[Publius]

田埂？ The low bank of earth between paddy fields, the 一 and 丨 in the pictograph 田.

[jannesan]

It’s also used as slang that means “punchline/origin of joke” or so. Like “… 是什么梗？” (Mainland only)

[大块头]

I've always understood it to mean "meme" in most contexts I've heard it.

[Publius]

I've always associated the slang 梗 with Japanese ギャグ, which in its turn is a loanword from English -- 'gag', e.g. オヤジギャグ old man's gag -> lame joke.