in-joke

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in johk]
- /ɪn dʒoʊk/
- /ɪn dʒəʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in johk]
- /ɪn dʒoʊk/

Definitions of in-joke word

noun in-joke a joke that can be understood or appreciated only by the members of a limited group of people. 1
noun in-joke private joke 1
noun in-joke a joke which is understood only by a particular group of people 0
noun in-joke A piece of humour that is understood only by a group of people. 0

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Origin of in-joke

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for In-joke

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of In-joke

in-joke popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.