inside joke

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒəʊk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒoʊk/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: in‧side joke

Noun

inside joke (plural inside jokes)

1. (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