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IN-JOKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in-joke mean?
• IN-JOKE (noun)
The noun IN-JOKE has 1 sense:
1. a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
Familiarity information: IN-JOKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("in-joke" is a kind of...):
gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)
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