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In-joke




An in-joke or '''inside joke''' is a Joke whose Humor is clear only to those people who are "inside" a group that would allow them to have some prior knowledge (not known by the whole population) that makes the joke humorous.

In-jokes sometimes appear in film and television. Such jokes may be visual (for example, a movie theatre marquee shown in the background of a scene might display the title of one of the film director's other works), or delivered in dialogue. In-jokes can also take the form of Homage s to other films or television series.


TYPICAL GROUPS WITH SPECIFIC IN-JOKES

A typical group that may be able to understand a specially-constructed in-joke could be:
  • a nuclear Family or an extended family

  • a group of friends

  • people of the same vocation or profession

  • residents of a particular town or region

  • Students and/or Alumni of a particular School , College or University

  • 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

  • members of an Internet Forum or Virtual Community

  • practitioners of a particular craft, art, or science

  • those who are familiar with a certain language

  • producers of a common product, such as a movie, cartoon, or computer game



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