TONGUE-IN-CHEEK


Meaning of TONGUE-IN-CHEEK in English

ˌtongue-in-ˈcheek BrE AmE adjective

a tongue-in-cheek remark is said as a joke, not seriously:

I love that kind of tongue-in-cheek wit.

—tongue-in-cheek adverb :

I think he was talking tongue-in-cheek.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.