Tongue-in-cheek - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk|  American pronunciation of the word tongue-in-cheek
Brit.  |tʌŋɪnˈtʃiːk|  British pronunciation of the word tongue-in-cheek

adverb

- in a bantering fashion
- not seriously (syn: facetiously)

adjective

- cleverly amusing in tone (syn: facetious)
tongue-in-cheek advice

Extra examples

I love that kind of tongue-in-cheek wit.

I think he was talking tongue-in-cheek.

...a tongue-in-cheek dithyramb in honor of the chocolate chip cookie...

...their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them...

...his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications...

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