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insiderish

insiderish adjective: like an insider; familiar with inner knowledge, in-jokes, etc.

Adjective

insiderish (comparative more insiderish, superlative most insiderish)

  1. (informal) Like an insider; familiar with inner knowledge, in-jokes, etc.
    • The essay's tone – knowing, insiderish, never polemical, and constantly shifting between mockery and studied neutrality – probably accounts for some of its warm reception.2013 January 27, Andy Beckett, “A user's guide to art-speak”, in The Guardian, retrieved 07 Dec 2020

Forms of insiderish

comparativemore insiderish
superlativemost insiderish

Origin of insiderish

From insider + -ish.

Questions about insiderish

What does insiderish mean?
Insiderish means like an insider; familiar with inner knowledge, in-jokes, etc.
What part of speech is insiderish?
Insiderish is an adjective.

Words near insiderish in the dictionary

  1. insider dealings
  2. insider trade
  3. insider trades
  4. insider trading
  5. insiderdom
  6. insiderish
  7. insiderism
  8. insiderly
  9. insiderness
  10. insiders
  11. insidery

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