“tongue in”

The following 3 entries include the term tongue in.

tongue-in-cheek

adjective

: characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration

tongue in cheek

adverb

: with insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration

with (one's) tongue in (one's) cheek

idiom

: in a way that is not serious and that is meant to be funny


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