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in-jokes

in-jokes is the plural of in-joke.

Meaning of in-joke

Noun

in-joke (plural in-jokes)

  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”).
    • Well, it’s a bit of an in-joke, but Fred has been going to start that diet “tomorrow” for the last few months.

Questions about in-jokes

What is in-jokes the plural of?
In-jokes is the plural of in-joke.

Words near in-jokes in the dictionary

  1. in-groups
  2. in-home
  3. in-hospital
  4. in-house
  5. in-joke
  6. in-jokes
  7. in-jokey
  8. in-joky
  9. in-kind
  10. in-lamb
  11. in-law

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