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inside joke — a joke that is understood by only those who work or play together, inside joke Would you like to buy some of our liveware? I asked. She frowned. Never mind, I said. It s an inside joke. Ha ha … English idioms
inside joke — in a film, an obscure, show biz related joke that is understood (or realized) only by those who know the reference (outside the context of the film) Example: Finding Nemo (2003) names its great white shark Bruce the same name given to the… … Glossary of cinematic terms
joke — joke1 W3S2 [dʒəuk US dʒouk] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: jocus] 1.) something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick ▪ Do you know any good jokes? joke about ▪ a joke about absent minded professors ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
joke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing, funny, good, hilarious ▪ She didn t seem to find my jokes amusing. ▪ old ▪ That s an old joke … Collocations dictionary
Joke Over — Infobox Television episode Title = Joke Over Series = Upstairs, Downstairs Caption = Georgina Season = 5 Episode = 13 Airdate = 30 November 1975 Production = 11 Writer = Rosemary Anne Sisson Director = Bill Bain Guests = Episode list = List of… … Wikipedia
Inside Mr. Enderby — Infobox Book | name = Inside Mr. Enderby author = Anthony Burgess (as Joseph Kell) country = United Kingdom language = English series = Enderby genre = Comic novel publisher = William Heinemann release date = 1963 media type = Print (Hardcover)… … Wikipedia
Inside the NBA — infobox television | show name = Inside the NBA format = Sports runtime = 30 60 minutes starring = Ernie Johnson Jr. Charles Barkley Kenny Smith Reggie Miller Magic Johnson David Aldridge Chris Webber country = USA network = TNT (1988 ndash;)… … Wikipedia
inside — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Inside is used with these nouns: ↑corner, ↑diameter, ↑edge, ↑job, ↑joke, ↑knowledge, ↑lane, ↑look, ↑page, ↑pocket, ↑story, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Private joke — Une private joke (anglicisme signifiant littéralement « blague privée », bien que les anglophones parlent plus volontiers d in joke pour inside joke) parfois abrégé par le sigle PJ dans l argot Internet , humour de connivence, blague d… … Wikipédia en Français
In-joke — An in joke, also known as an inside joke or in joke, is a joke whose humour is clear only to people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of common understanding. It is an esoteric joke which is humorous only to… … Wikipedia
