inside joke

noun

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

Examples of inside joke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even the full name of the ultra—the Last Annual Volunteer State Road Race—is an inside joke. Longreads, 9 July 2024 Though the name is mostly an inside joke, Varsity Club has subtle sportsy qualities. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024 An inside joke dies when nobody gets it—or when everybody gets it. Michael Barany, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2021 Fodder for a funny flick The Post-versus-Kellogg’s battle to release Country Squares and the Pop-Tart has been a long-running inside joke between Jerry Seinfeld and television writer, screenwriter and comedian Spike Feresten. Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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