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In joke

An in joke is a joke whose humour is clear only to those people who are in a group that has some prior knowledge (not known by the whole population) that makes the joke humorous. Also called an inside joke.

This group of people could be, for example:

• a nuclear family or (parts of) an extended family
• just a few people who work together
• people of the same vocation or profession
• residents of a particular town or region
• viewers of a particular television series or cult movie
• readers of a particular book or series of books
• users of the same computer or computer software
• a group of friends

Examples

• Typos introduced by the typo fairy: Professional editors and writers
• Story ideas coming from Schenectady, New York: Science fiction authors

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