tongue-in-cheek
adjective [before noun] /ˌtʌŋ.ɪnˈtʃiːk/Definition
› describes something that is meant to be understood as a joke, although it might appear to be serious: Her latest play is a firmly tongue-in-cheek look at the world of advertising. → See also tongue in cheekHumour and humorous
(Definition of tongue-in-cheek adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amusing adjective
- crack noun (JOKE)
- crack verb (MAKE JOKE)
- don't make me laugh! idiom
- facetious adjective
- gallows humour noun
- humorous adjective
- jocular adjective
- jokester noun
- killing adjective (FUNNY)
- knock, knock! idiom
- laugh noun
- lavatorial adjective
- many a true word is spoken in jest idiom
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