"in-joke" meaning in English

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          "text": "We have an in-joke; whenever someone sings a wrong note, they wipe the mistake off their music with an obvious gesture.",
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          "text": "Intentionally or not, the movie [Ralph Breaks the Internet] makes Disney feel as enormous as the internet itself, containing a series of micro-targeted idiosyncrasies and in-jokes that are nonetheless controlled by a cultural monolith (whether that's Disney or whatever massive corporation owns your local ISP).",
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