Extremely cheap generic or store-brand instant Japanese noodles (usually sold for $0.50 or less per package) of inferior or
questionable quality and/or flavor. Derived from the
professional wrestling term "jobber" (a performer who is
perpetually assigned to lose; a performer lacking in the skills or charisma needed to become a top talent, often relegated to wrestling in opening matches at the beginning of shows) and the Japanese word "ramen" (an adaptation of a Chinese phrase that means "pulled/stretched noodles").