private joke

noun

: a joke only understood by the few people who know what it refers to

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This gallows humor amounts to a national private joke — perhaps never intended to be taken seriously (not with characters named Dementus, Scrotus, and Rictus Erectus) except by comic-book fanatics emboldened by cinematic representation. Armond White, National Review, 24 May 2024 Two women sharing a weirdly private joke in a public place. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023 But in rare photos that capture King breaking into a huge, uninhibited grin, Belafonte is often at his side, hugging him and sharing some private joke. John Blake, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023

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“Private joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20joke. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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