TOE-IN-CHEEK HUMOR

Meaning of TOE-IN-CHEEK HUMOR in English

Anything that tries to be witty, but blows it and winds up looking stupid. Example: He thought he'd make a cute joke about her divorce, but it turned into toe-in-cheek humor at that point.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

HUMOR — n humor (1. animal fluid; 2. mental disposition, temperament; 3. as in sense of humor); humor aquose [Anat.] aqueous humor; …
Interlingua English vocab
HUMOR — kamuut
English-Visayan vocabulary
HUMOR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English humour, from Anglo-French umor, umour, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ~, from Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOE — I. ˈtō noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ta, to, too, from Old English tā; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUMOR — I. ˈ(h)yümə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: see -or Etymology: Middle English humour, from Middle French humeur, from Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEEK — I. ˈchēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cheke jawbone, cheek, from Old English cēace; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOE — (n.) Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (v. t.) To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMOR — (n.) Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the …
Английский словарь Webster
CHEEK — (n.) The cheek bone.
Английский словарь Webster
TOE — ( n. ) Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( v. t. ) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( v. t. ) To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( n. ) That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — ( n. ) State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEEK — ( n. ) The cheek bone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOE — — toeless , adj. — toelike , adj. /toh/ , n. , v. , toed, toeing . n. 1. one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMOR — — humorful , adj. — humorless , adj. — humorlessly , adv. — humorlessness , n. /hyooh"meuhr/ or, often, /yooh"-/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEEK — — cheekless , adj. /cheek/ , n. 1. either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOE — I. ˈtō noun Etymology: Middle English to, from Old English tā; akin to Old High German zēha toe Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMOR — I. ˈhyü-mər, ˈyü- noun Etymology: Middle English humour, from Anglo-French umor, umour, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin humor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEEK — I. ˈchēk noun Etymology: Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace; akin to Middle Low German kāke jawbone Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOE — vi to hold or carry the toes (in a certain way). 2. toe ·noun the fore part of the hoof …
Webster English vocab
HUMOR — noun changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims. 2. humor ·noun a vitiated or morbid animal fluid, …
Webster English vocab
CHEEK — noun the cheek bone. 2. cheek ·noun the branches of a bridle bit. 3. cheek ·vt to be impudent or …
Webster English vocab
TOE — [toe] n [ME to, fr. OE ta; akin to OHG zeha toe] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): one of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUMOR — [hu.mor] n [ME humour, fr. MF humeur, fr. ML & L; ML humor, fr. L humor, umor moisture; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEEK — [cheek] n [ME cheke, fr. OE ceace; akin to MLG kake jawbone] (bef. 12c) 1: the fleshy side of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOE — toe BrE AmE təʊ AmE toʊ ▷ toed təʊd AmE toʊd ▷ toeing ˈtəʊ ɪŋ AmE ˈtoʊ ɪŋ ▷ toes …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HUMOR — humor BrE AmE ˈhjuːm ə § ˈjuːm- AmE - ə r ▷ humor|ed d ▷ humoring hjuːm ə r‿ɪŋ § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHEEK — cheek, Cheek BrE AmE tʃiːk ▷ cheeked tʃiːkt ▷ cheeking ˈtʃiːk ɪŋ ▷ cheeks tʃiːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOE — / təʊ; NAmE toʊ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the five small parts that stick out from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEEK — / tʃiːk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] either side of the face below the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOE — I. toe 1 S3 /təʊ $ toʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ta ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUMOR — I. hu ‧ mour 1 BrE AmE British English , humor American English /ˈhjuːmə $ ˈhjuːmər, ˈjuː-/ noun [uncountable] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEEK — I. cheek 1 W3 /tʃiːk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ceace ] 1 . [countable] the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOE — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the five terminal projections of the foot. 2 the corresponding part of an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEEK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOE — n. & v. n. 1 any of the five terminal projections of the foot. 2 the corresponding part of an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEEK — n. & v. n. 1 a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOE — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the five terminal projections of the foot. 2 the corresponding part of an …
Oxford English vocab
CHEEK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. …
Oxford English vocab
CHEEK — ( cheeks) 1. Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. Tears were running down her cheeks... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES big toe follow/toe the party line (= to support the official opinion ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEEK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cheeks...flushed ▪ Her cheeks were flushed , her expression angry. gave...peck on the cheek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOE — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - any of the five movable jointed parts at the end of the footIt looks like …
Cambridge English vocab
CHEEK — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - the soft part of your face which is below your eye and between your mouth …
Cambridge English vocab
HUMOR — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, Rh factor, Rh-negative, Rh-positive, Rh-type, Rhesus factor, agile wit, ambiversion, antibody, antigen, appease, arterial …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHEEK — See: TURN THE OTHER CHEEK.
Slang English vocab
HUMOR — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DISPOSITION 3, character, complexion, individualism, individuality, makeup, nature, personality, temper, temperament 2 Synonyms: MOOD 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HUMOR — I. noun 1. Synonyms: disposition 3, character, complexion, individualism, individuality, makeup, nature, personality, temper, temperament 2. Synonyms: mood 1, mind, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ The shoe pressed painfully against her big ~. ▪ little , pinky ( AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHEEK — noun 1 part of the face ADJECTIVE ▪ flushed , hot , warm ▪ cool ▪ smooth , soft ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HUMOR — In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in …
English Dictionary of Medicine
TOE — See brake shoe toe , heel and toe , toe control link , toe-in , toe-out , toe-out on turns …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMOR — амер.; = humour ; сущ. юмор - broad * грубоватый юмор - grim * черный юмор - I don't see …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHEEK — I 1. сущ. 1) щека to puff (out) one's cheeks ≈ надувать щеки burning, flushed cheek ≈ пылающе лицо (с …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Slang English vocab

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