inside joke

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Synonyms: inside job, inside jobs

Antonyms: inside job, inside jobs

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} A [[joke#Noun|joke]] that is [[understand|understood]] or [[mean#Verb|meant]] to be understood only by certain [[person|people]] who are [[aware]] of the [[detail#Noun|details]] (an [[ingroup]]).

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