1. tongue-in-cheek

adjective. cleverly amusing in tone.

Rhymes with Tongue In Cheek

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• martinique
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• veronique
• nongreek
• dominique
• vanbeek
• technique
• respeak
• mystique
• misspeak
• mcpeek
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• manrique
• critique
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• belgique
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• tariq
• streak
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• physique
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• monique
• mediq
• leveque
• kmiec
• henriquez

2. tongue-in-cheek

adverb. not seriously.

3. tongue-in-cheek

adverb. in a bantering fashion.

4. tongue

noun. ['ˈtʌŋ'] a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.

5. tongue

noun. ['ˈtʌŋ'] a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language.

6. tongue

noun. ['ˈtʌŋ'] any long thin projection that is transient.

7. tongue

noun. ['ˈtʌŋ'] a manner of speaking.

8. cheek

noun. ['ˈtʃiːk'] either side of the face below the eyes.

9. in

adverb. ['ɪn, ˈɪn'] to or toward the inside of.

10. in

noun. ['ɪn, ˈɪn'] a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.

Sentences with tongue-in-cheek

1. Noun Phrase
With tongue in cheek, computer professionals use the term “garbage in, garbage out” to sum up how errors in data or mistakes in programming can lead to disastrous outcomes.