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tongue-in-cheek

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
  2. tongue in cheek (adverb)

tongue–in–cheek

adj

Definition of TONGUE-IN-CHEEK

: characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration
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First Known Use of TONGUE-IN-CHEEK

1933

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