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in–joke
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
in–joke
(noun)
in–joke
/
ˈ
ɪnˌʤoʊk/
noun
plural
in–jokes
in–joke
/
ˈ
ɪnˌʤoʊk/
noun
plural
in–jokes
Britannica Dictionary definition of IN–JOKE
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a joke that is only understood by a particular group of people
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