tongue-in-cheek

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Tanımlar (İngilizce)

  1. sıfat Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

    “He gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation of why the sky was blue, offering a theory about some primordial discount on light blue paint.”

  2. zarf With contempt.
  3. zarf With irony.

    “He portrayed them tongue-in-cheek as great lawgivers, as Solons.”

Eş anlamlılar

witty amusing bright diverting droll entertaining humorous jocose jocular piquant quick quick on the draw quick-witted sharp

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