tongue-in-cheek

1. Ironically: “The critic's remarks of praise were uttered strictly tongue-in-cheek.”

Example Sentences

Obviously, much of this is tongue-in-cheek, but there's a serious point here.

From Salon

Before the last parliamentary election, in 2021, Andre got the chance to don his detective’s fedora again, but this time his job was to grill various politicians on their policies in his tongue-in-cheek style.

From BBC

It’s kind of mock advertising but very tongue-in-cheek.

From Los Angeles Times

It recently released a tongue-in-cheek media campaign depicting King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales as ageing rock stars delivering their final show, while encouraging people to “wave goodbye to royal reign”.

From BBC

In May, Bianco endorsed Trump for president in a tongue-in-cheek social media post.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• amusing
• comic
• flippant
• humorous
• ironic
• irreverent
• jocular
• joking
• playful
• sarcastic
• satirical
• whimsical