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tongue firmly in cheek

tongue firmly in cheek adjective: synonym of tongue-in-cheek.

Adjective

tongue firmly in cheek (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
    Synonyms:
    tongue-in-cheek

Synonyms of tongue firmly in cheek

Questions about tongue firmly in cheek

What does tongue firmly in cheek mean?
Tongue firmly in cheek means synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
What part of speech is tongue firmly in cheek?
Tongue firmly in cheek is an adjective.

Words near tongue firmly in cheek in the dictionary

  1. tongue cleaner
  2. tongue depressor
  3. tongue depressors
  4. tongue drum
  5. tongue drums
  6. tongue firmly in cheek
  7. tongue grafting
  8. tongue graftings
  9. tongue grass
  10. tongue grasses
  11. tongue in cheek

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