tongue-in-cheek

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tongue-in-cheek
    adv 1: in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly"
           [syn: {banteringly}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
    2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: {facetiously},
       {jokingly}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
    adj 1: cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious
           remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {bantering},
           {facetious}, {tongue-in-cheek}]
    

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