"inside joke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒəʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒoʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-inside joke.ogg [Australia] Forms: inside jokes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inside joke (plural inside jokes)
  1. (idiomatic) A joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details (an ingroup). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: in-joke, private joke Translations (joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people): acudit intern [masculine] (Catalan), broma interna [feminine] (Catalan), 內部笑話 (Chinese Mandarin), 内部笑话 (nèibùxiàohuà) (Chinese Mandarin), sisäpiirivitsi (Finnish), blague entre nous [feminine] (French), private joke (French), Insider [informal, masculine] (German), Insiderwitz [masculine] (German), einkahúmor (Icelandic), piada interna [feminine] (Portuguese), broma local (Spanish), broma privada [feminine] (Spanish), chiste interno [masculine] (Spanish), chiste privado (Spanish), internt skämt [neuter] (Swedish), inside joke (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-inside_joke-en-noun-PX42oPpZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
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          "word": "internt skämt"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Insider"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Insiderwitz"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "word": "einkahúmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piada interna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "word": "broma local"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chiste interno"
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      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "word": "chiste privado"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "internt skämt"
    },
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people",
      "word": "inside joke"
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