Meaning of in-joke | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of inside joke (“a joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details”).

Equivalents

Examples

“Well, it’s a bit of an in-joke, but Fred has been going to start that diet “tomorrow” for the last few months.”

“We have an in-joke; whenever someone sings a wrong note, they wipe the mistake off their music with an obvious gesture.”

“Perhaps these quotations arose from some in-joke of Yule’s, but whatever the case the lexicographical worth of these citations is dubious.”

“Intentionally or not, the movie [Ralph Breaks the Internet] makes Disney feel as enormous as the internet itself, containing a series of micro-targeted idiosyncrasies and in-jokes that are nonetheless controlled by a cultural monolith (whether that's Disney or whatever massive corporation owns your local ISP).”

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