Similar words: tongue, mother tongue, cheek, harangue, on guard, cheer, cheep, cheese. Meaning: adj. cleverly amusing in tone. adv. 1. in a bantering fashion 2. not seriously.
31. To greet the annual Nobel Prizes, tongue-in-cheek scientists in the United States handed out their own "Ignobel" awards.
32. Use tongue-in-cheek comments and emoticons only if you know the recipient really well.
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