inside joke: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Globalliteralneutral
    • A joke told among people who are physically inside the same place or present in the same situation.

    Examples

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    • During the meeting, they shared an inside joke that only those present understood.

      During the meeting, they shared an inside joke that only those present understood.

    • The comedians told an inside joke about backstage antics that the audience didn’t catch.

      The comedians told an inside joke about backstage antics that the audience didn’t catch.

    • We laughed over an inside joke while sitting together at the family reunion.

      We laughed over an inside joke while sitting together at the family reunion.

    • Was that an inside joke among the staff, or did the visitors understand it too?

      Was that an inside joke among the staff, or did the visitors understand it too?

  • 2.

    Globalidiomaticinformalcolloquial
    • A remark or humorous reference understood only by members of a particular group because they share private knowledge, experience, or context.

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    • When they mentioned the old nickname, it was an inside joke only longtime friends got.

      When they mentioned the old nickname, it was an inside joke only longtime friends got.

    • The movie was full of inside jokes referencing the director’s previous films.

      The movie was full of inside jokes referencing the director’s previous films.

    • Why don’t you explain the inside joke before everyone else feels left out?

      Why don’t you explain the inside joke before everyone else feels left out?

Examples:

  • EN: It's an inside joke.
    ES: Era una broma.
    ES: Déjalo, era una broma.
    ES: - Es una broma privada.
  • EN: It's an inside joke between me and myself.
    ES: Es una broma para conmigo.
  • EN: - An inside joke between me and Alonzo.
    ES: - Es una broma entre Alonzo y yo.
  • EN: A little inside joke here at the company.
    ES: Es una broma de la empresa.
  • EN: Like an inside joke, huh?
    ES: Es un chiste personal, ¿eh?
  • EN: But now, I can never throw him another football... or share an inside joke.
    ES: Pero ahora, ya nunca podré lanzarle otro balón de fútbol o compartir un chiste privado.
  • EN: It's a kind of an inside joke.
    ES: Es una especie de chiste privado.
  • EN: Oh, that was just... an inside joke.
    ES: Solo fué una broma entre amigos.
  • EN: Yes, that's a good inside joke.
    ES: ese es un buen chiste interno.
  • EN: - No. It's an inside joke.
    ES: -No, es una broma entre nosotros.
  • EN: -That's an inside joke.
    ES: Es un chiste interno.
  • EN: Every laugh is another inside joke we're not a part of.
    ES: Cada risa es un chiste interno del que no somos parte.
  • EN: I guess it's more of an inside joke. Between you and Oliver?
    ES: Lo siento, es algo así como un chiste privado.
  • EN: Then she'll tell her friends across the pond, and, like, the name "ron" will be, like, their new little secret inside joke for bad sex, you know?
    ES: Y se lo contará a sus amigas y mi nombre será la nueva broma sobre un mal polvo.
  • EN: You guys have an inside joke.
    ES: Tienen una broma íntima.

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