tongue-in-cheek

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

Adv

1. (not-comparable, obsolete) With contempt.
2. (not-comparable) With irony.

Concepts

hypocrite

facétieux

second degré

Synonymes

jokingly

banteringly

facetious

facetiously

bantering

joking

wryly

second degree

humorous

hypocritical

ironic

ironically

Traductions

agut

enginyós

graciós

😄

salat

jocós

ocurrent

heuchlerisch

scheinheilig

ironisch gemeint

ipocrita

busseta

irônico

com ironia

jocosamente

Étymologie (Anglais)

This phrase alludes to the facial expression created by putting one's tongue in one's cheek. The term first appeared in print in 1828, but it isn't entirely clear that it was used with the modern, rather than a literal, sense. A later citation from Richard Barham is unambiguous.