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tongue-in-cheek

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tongue-in-cheek definition


Ironically: “The critic's remarks of praise were uttered strictly tongue-in-cheek.”

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Tongue-in-cheek is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
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.
WordNet
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
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