Tongue-in-cheek
tongue-in-cheek (adjective) - not serious, but seems serious
tongue-in-cheek humour
tongue-in-cheek offer
tongue-in-cheek reaction
tongue-in-cheek statement
tongue-in-cheek optimism
a tongue-in-cheek villain
a tongue-in-cheek parting gift
a tongue-in-cheek review
with a touch of the tongue-in-cheek humour
tongue-in-cheek wackiness
tongue-in-cheek advertisements
slightly tongue-in-cheek
X made tongue-in-cheek
report X tongue and cheek
tongue-in-cheek comment
complain tongue and cheek
Example sentences:
* The offer was made almost tongue-in-cheek.
* "She frolicked as a mermaid for the tongue-in-cheek promotional film for her new hit, No Ordinary Love."
* "The Broadcasting Commission ruled that the adverts were more tongue-in-cheek rather than sinister or sexist and that, in any, case the Naomi Campbell one had been moved to a post-9pm slot."
* "Although there is a huge element of tongue-in-cheek wackiness about the script, it lacks the sophistication or the intelligence needed to carry it off."
* "What was said tongue-in-cheek was received as confirmation of everything that had gone before: Mr. Smith was seriously out of his tree."
* "When he does have something to say he does so politely, almost shyly, but with a touch of the tongue-in-cheek humour which made his father the darling of the fans in the Sixties and Seventies."
* The musical number has much tongue-in-cheek humour.
* "She comes across now like a modern day Mae West, with tongue-in-cheek and wise-ass lines."
* "The lively musical ensemble work was full of tongue-in-cheek wit with plenty of jokes that depended on clever timing or neat contrasts between popular romantic music and unexpectedly awkward steps."
* The coup de gras of the academic year was a tongue-in-cheek statement that everyone worked together as a friendly and cheerful team to uphold school standards in spite of Government directives and the pressures of society!
* "On a lighter note, the author's perceptive view of life and delightful tongue-in-cheek humour brought many a chuckle during the staging of the play."
* "The fourth in the series, Thunderball , was notable for its underwater effects, tongue-in-cheek humour, the unveiling of Bond's moon buggy and the spin-off merchandising the movie cultivated."
* This is not merely a tongue-in-cheek reaction. I'm serious about this.
* There is nothing tongue-in-cheek about these statements.
* "The way I use them is slightly tongue-in-cheek.
* "Johnson reports this and other gory tales, tongue-in-cheek so firmly you can scarcely see his jaw bulge."
* "His tongue-in-cheek comment came as he departed from the text of his speech launching a campaign to encourage hotels to adopt environmentally friendly practices to praise the restoration of the hotel."
* It was a lashing tongue-in-cheek tale of small town rock'n'roll vampires.
* "The late Ian Fleming did not have a monopoly in tongue-in-cheek, humorous adventures about secret agents."
* "I swear there's a universal female conspiracy against men! he complained, tongue-in-cheek, and led her away."
* "The lasting image many have of the city is the concrete cows, a tongue-in-cheek parting gift from a local artist."
* The tongue-in-cheek sets designed for the film are a constant source of comic relief.
* The actress revelled in the tongue-in-cheek opening of the play and still managed to keep a straight face.
* The skit featured a tongue-in-cheek press report from the year 2045.
* "The magazine Field and Stream published this delightfully tongue-in-cheek review.
* "Johnson's tongue-in-cheek addendum, the consciousness of belonging to a group which feels itself to be at a disadvantage is itself a disadvantage in the job market."
