in-joke

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in-joke

/ˈɪnˌd͡ʒəʊk/ UK
/ˈɪnˌd͡ʒoʊk/ US

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From in (“having familiarity or involvement with somebody”, adjective) + joke.

noun in-jokes

Synonym of inside joke (“a joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details”). Well, it’s a bit of an in-joke, but Fred has been going to start that diet “tomorrow” for the last few months.
Similar: private joke, inside joke

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@misc{in_joke_2026,
  title = {in-joke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in-joke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}