tongue-in-cheek

Letters that make tongue-in-cheek

o, e, g, k, n, c, h, t, i, u are letters that make 'tongue-in-cheek'

Words within tongue-in-cheek

tongue, cheek, he, He, ton, ng, EE, on, GU, in, IN, NGU, In are words within 'tongue-in-cheek'


3 possible definitions for 'tongue-in-cheek'

Tongue In Cheek as "in a bantering fashion"

Under this definition, tongue-in-cheek is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

banteringly has the same meaning as tongue-in-cheek

Pertain to tongue-in-cheek

bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek pertain to 'tongue-in-cheek'.


Tongue In Cheek as "not seriously"

Under this definition, tongue-in-cheek is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

facetiously, jokingly have the same meaning as 'tongue-in-cheek'

Pertain to tongue-in-cheek

bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking pertain to 'tongue-in-cheek'.


Tongue In Cheek as "cleverly amusing in tone"

Under this definition, tongue-in-cheek is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bantering, facetious have the same meaning as 'tongue-in-cheek'

Derivatives of tongue-in-cheek

facetiousness is a derivative of tongue-in-cheek.

Similar to tongue-in-cheek

humorous, humourous are similar to 'tongue-in-cheek'.

Example of tongue-in-cheek used within this context

"a bantering tone", "facetious remarks", "tongue-in-cheek advice"



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