Ironically: “The critic's remarks of praise were uttered strictly tongue-in-cheek.”
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| tongue-in-cheek | |
adjective | |
| 1. | cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: bantering] |
adverb | |
| 1. | in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" [syn: banteringly] |
| 2. | not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: facetiously] |