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Definition of Tongue-in-cheek
1. Adverb. In a bantering fashion. "He spoke to her banteringly"
2. Adjective. Cleverly amusing in tone. "Tongue-in-cheek advice"
3. Adverb. Not seriously. "I meant it facetiously"
Definition of Tongue-in-cheek
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) not intended seriously; jocular or humorous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tongue-in-cheek
Literary usage of Tongue-in-cheek
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1895)
"F. Mouth open, tongue in cheek. M. Tongue out. F. Head down, lips strongly pursed,
changed style and ... M. Tongue in cheek. F. Lips protruding. M. Scowl. ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1898)
"When fresh advantages we seek With crafty smile we speak you fair, And laugh, at
first with tongue in cheek— Outright when once we 're there. ..."
3. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"The Dublin area hosts an increasingly popular, very- tongue-in-cheek annual
celebration of rural America: the Redneck Games. Started by local radio DJ Mac ..."
4. A Diary of the Salisbury Parliament, 1886-1892 by Henry William Lucy (1892)
"Whilst his enemies use it with tongue in cheek and meaning wink of the eye, his
admirers are content to adopt it as a literal description of a remarkable ..."
5. A Diary of the Salisbury Parliament, 1886-1892 by Henry William Lucy (1892)
"Whilst his enemies use it with tongue in cheek and meaning wink of the eye, his
admirers are content to adopt it as a literal description of a remarkable ..."
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