Usage of "tongue-in-cheek"

español

Not seriously.

español

In a bantering fashion.

Sinónimos

Examples for "jokingly"

Examples for "jokingly"

When people ask me why I jokingly reply: I don't need it. 
 The Irish Times 

Some of its own journalists jokingly made the point on social media. 
 Radio NZ 

Reynolds is known for jokingly trolling The Greatest Showman on social media. 
 News.com.au 

Barque, the good fellow, replied jokingly, and succeeded in soothing the monster. 
 Under Fire: The Story of a Squad 

She asked for the shot and presented them jokingly to the Hunter. 
 The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V... 

Every passenger feels the need to say something facetiously passive-aggressive in response. 
 The Guardian 

Ralph had usually treated it facetiously; but present circumstances proscribed the facetious. 
 The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 

Not for the shoe that caught in the trap, said Ned facetiously. 
 Dorothy Dale's Camping Days 

Emily facetiously inquired, waving the round of toast gracefully before the bars. 
 Mrs. Day's Daughters 

And Bernel in the hole dug his elbow facetiously into Nance's side. 
 A Maid of the Silver Sea 

Cleverly amusing in tone.

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Uso de tongue-in-cheek en inglés

It's very tongue-in-cheek social comment but it's still social comment, he said. 
 Reuters 

He claims, tongue-in-cheek, that he could patent such a product next year. 
 Wired 

However Oliver also lavishes praise on Australia during the undoubtedly tongue-in-cheek podcast. 
 News.com.au 

Other attempts to profit from Apple's public relations fiasco were more tongue-in-cheek. 
 Reuters 

Mr Stenson has since apologised to all bloggers in a tongue-in-cheek post. 
 News.com.au 

A slightly tongue-in-cheek nod to their bias for optimism and appealing connections. 
 The Irish Times 

Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo came up with his own tongue-in-cheek retort. 
 Reuters 

To Johanna Farrand, for the tongue-in-cheek cover copy she so cleverly pens. 
 Pasta Imperfect 

Each of her pieces is a tongue-in-cheek provocative poke at life's injustices. 
 Radio NZ 

Just in case it's not clear: this list is meant to be tongue-in-cheek. 
 The South African 

I suggested a tongue-in-cheek title: We Need to Talk about Patrick Lafcadio Hearn. 
 The Irish Times 

But the tongue-in-cheek operation has got us thinking about matters closer to home. 
 The South African 

There was an earlier presumably tongue-in-cheek poke at New Zealand media from Spithill. 
 Radio NZ 

It is, firstly, a quite beautiful game with abundant tongue-in-cheek charisma. 
 The Guardian 

That's the question posed in a tongue-in-cheek musical created by Nelson-born Josh Stewart. 
 Radio NZ 

I'll admit that that article was absolutely more tongue-in-cheek than sensible. 
 The South African 

Translations for tongue-in-cheek

español

Significados de tongue-in-cheek en inglés