Tongue-in-cheek - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Tongue-in-cheek :  adj : cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: bantering, facetious] ad(verb)
1: in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" [syn: banteringly]
2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: facetiously, jokingly]

Example Usage of Tongue-in-cheek

ednapiranha: "nltk.chat.iesha: This chatbot is a Tongue-in-cheek take on the average teen anime junky that frequents YahooMessenger or MSNM" <-- haha
almostvisible: @sheisntme Nah, that comment gotta be made Tongue-in-cheek ... right?
blithebabbler: @stevenpage Ah... tongue in cheek, then?
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