inside joke

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒəʊk/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒoʊk/
Audio (AU) (file)
Hyphenation: in‧side joke

Noun

inside joke (plural inside jokes)

(idiomatic) A joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details (an ingroup).
Synonyms: in-joke, private joke

After the incident with the potato peeler, references to potatoes became an inside joke among the witnesses.

Translations

joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people

Catalan: acudit intern m, broma interna f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 內部笑話／内部笑话 (nèibùxiàohuà)
Finnish: sisäpiirivitsi
French: blague entre nous f, private joke (fr)
German: Insider (de) m (informal), Insiderwitz (de) m
Icelandic: einkahúmor
Portuguese: piada interna f
Spanish: broma local, broma privada f, chiste interno m, chiste privado
Swedish: internt skämt n
Turkish: inside joke

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