Meanings
nouninside joke (plural inside jokes)
plural inside jokes
- idiomaticA joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details (an ingroup).
After the incident with the potato peeler, references to potatoes became an inside joke among the witnesses.
Synonyms: in-joke, private joke
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details (an ingroup).
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Catalan acudit intern, broma interna
- acudit internjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
- broma internajoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Chinese Mandarin 內部笑話 /内部笑话
- 內部笑話 /内部笑话 (nèibùxiàohuà)joke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Finnish sisäpiirivitsi
- sisäpiirivitsijoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
French blague entre nous, private joke
- blague entre nousjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
- private jokejoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
German Insider, Insiderwitz
- Insiderjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
- Insiderwitzjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Icelandic einkahúmor
- einkahúmorjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Japanese 身内ネタ
- 身内ネタjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Portuguese piada interna
- piada internajoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Spanish broma local, broma privada
- broma localjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
- broma privadajoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
- chiste internojoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
- chiste privadojoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Swedish internskämt
- internskämtjoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Turkish inside joke
- inside jokejoke understood or meant to be understood by certain people
Cite this entry
APA
inside joke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inside%20joke
MLA
“inside joke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inside%20joke. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inside joke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inside%20joke.
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