noun, masculine/feminine/pʁaj.vɛt dʒok/plural: private jokes
a private joke, an in-joke: a piece of humour understood only by a group of people
“Après un private joke où, pour l’hilarité des initiés, il cite la première réplique de son entrée dans le Schnitzler – «Déjà de l’ambiance !» —, l’acteur cherche un personnage qui […]” — After an in-joke where, for the hilarity of the initiated, he quotes the first reply of his entry in the Schnitzler — “Already some atmosphere!” — the actor seeks a character who […]
Borrowed from English private joke.