inside joke

noun

: a joke that is understood only by people with special knowledge about something

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The final winner of the vote was a name that was an inside joke, but that didn’t sound edible. Sam Corbin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there. Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025 Other costumes might be an inside joke shared among friends or a chance to honor a character who’s inspired them throughout their lives. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025 The whole night felt like nothing so much as an inside joke Mulaney had with himself, and really, who wouldn’t want to be in on that? Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inside joke

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“Inside joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20joke. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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