in-joke

noun

ˈin-ˌjōk How to pronounce in-joke (audio)
-ˈjōk
: a joke for or about a select group of people

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The movie simply wants to pay respect to their in-jokes and kvetching and observations. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025 Or casting various outsiders, or someone whose presence is kind of an in-joke within the industry. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025 Only this bit of low-ball theater is written and staged just for Denver, and the locals here who will get its hilarious in-jokes about the restaurant itself, which has been a local landmark for decades now. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024 The film is peppered with dry wit rather than laugh-out-loud moments, and non-Norwegians might miss some of the cultural in-jokes. Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in-joke 

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-joke was in 1964

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“In-joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-joke. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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