noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɪnˌd͡ʒəʊk/
Received-Pronunciation:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈɪnˌd͡ʒoʊk/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of inside joke (“a joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Well, it’s a bit of an in-joke, but Fred has been going to start that diet “tomorrow” for the last few months.
We have an in-joke; whenever someone sings a wrong note, they wipe the mistake off their music with an obvious gesture.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: private joke, inside joke
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
History
Etymology
From in (“having familiarity or involvement with somebody”, adjective) + joke.
