朋友聚會的時候,有人說了個笑話,可只有幾個人相視而笑,其他人都面面相覷,不知所以然。這種情況大都是因為那個笑話跟他們幾個人都知道的某件事有關,所以只有他們才能明白其中的可笑之處。這種笑話就叫做in-joke。
An in-joke, also known as an inside joke or in joke, is a joke whose humor is clear only to people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of common understanding; an esoteric joke. It is humorous only to those who know the situation behind it. (Source: Wikipedia)
In-joke (也叫inside joke或in joke)是只有在同一個社交圈子、職業或者思維理解方式一致的群體內才明白的幽默,即“圈內人的幽默”。只有那些了解事件背景的人才能明白其中的幽默之處。
For example:
We have an in-joke; whenever someone sings a wrong note, they wipe the mistake off their music with an obvious gesture.
我們內部有個搞笑慣例,每次有人唱錯了,他們就用一個特別明顯的手勢把這個錯誤給抹掉。
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