Tongue In Cheek 1100 Words You Need Week 20 Day 3

Tongue In Cheek 1100 Words

Tongue In Cheek 1100 Words

(adj, adv & idiom)

if you say something tongue in cheek, you don’t take it seriously and consider it to be funny, be joking about something, amusing and hilarious, witty and comic, jokey, droll, in jest, insincere

The teacher had his tongue in his cheek when he said he was satisfied with his students’ performance on the exam.

The idiom tongue-in-cheek refers to a humorous or sarcastic statement expressed in a mock serious manner.

The phrase originally expressed contempt, but by 1842 had acquired its modern meaning. Early users of the phrase include Sir Walter Scott in his 1828 The Fair Maid of Perth.

The phrase appears in 1828 in The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott:

The fellow who gave this all-hail thrust his tongue in his cheek to some scapegraces like himself.

The ironic usage originates with the idea of suppressed mirth—biting one’s tongue to prevent an outburst of laughter.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Antonym: in earnest, serious, stern

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