inside joke

noun

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

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For himself and Holland, who’d never received such praise from the Oscar-winning filmmaker, the compliment became an inside joke. — Christopher Luu, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Colbert wore a tan suit, a not-quite-inside joke about Barack Obama’s infamous tan suit (not found in the museum). — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 As the trees bloom, Sophie Hortman remembers a family inside joke. — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 June 2026 The title was an inside joke based on the band’s nicknames for two dogs owned by Ray Danniels, co-founder of SRO Management and the label that released Rush’s albums, Anthem Records. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 June 2026 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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