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tongue in cheek, with your tongue in your cheek

if you say something tongue in cheek, what you have said is a joke, although it might seem to be serious 

'And we all know what a passionate love life I have!,' he said, tongue in cheek.

tongue-in-cheek

She writes a very engaging and at times tongue-in-cheek account of her first meeting with the royal family.

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