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tongue-in-cheek artinya

jenaka

tongue-in-cheek in Indonesian: jenaka. In English, tongue-in-cheek means not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

Indonesian words for tongue-in-cheek

witty, jocular, humorous
jenaka

English meaning of tongue-in-cheek

  1. adjective Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.
  2. adverb With contempt.
  3. adverb With irony.

Full definition of tongue-in-cheek

tongue-in-cheek in a sentence

  • He gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation of why the sky was blue, offering a theory about some primordial discount on light blue paint.
  • He portrayed them tongue-in-cheek as great lawgivers, as Solons.

Synonyms of tongue-in-cheek

All synonyms of tongue-in-cheek

Questions about tongue-in-cheek in Indonesian

What is the meaning of tongue-in-cheek in Indonesian?
Tongue-in-cheek in Indonesian is jenaka.
Apa arti tongue-in-cheek?
Tongue-in-cheek: jenaka.
What does tongue-in-cheek mean in English?
Tongue-in-cheek means not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tongue-in-cheek (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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