tongue-in-cheek
adjective/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
/ˌtʌŋ ɪn ˈtʃiːk/
- not intended seriously; done or said as a joke
- a tongue-in-cheek remark
- The magazine published a wonderful tongue-in-cheek review of his latest work.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTongue-in-cheek is used with these nouns:- humour
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