in-joke
US /ˈɪn.dʒoʊk/
UK /ˈɪn.dʒoʊk/
1.
Insider-Witz, Insiderwitz
a joke that is understood only by a small group of people who are familiar with a particular subject or situation
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Their conversation was full of in-jokes that I didn't understand.
Ihr Gespräch war voller Insider-Witze, die ich nicht verstand.
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You had to be there to get the in-joke.
Man musste dabei sein, um den Insider-Witz zu verstehen.