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    The phrase originally expressed contempt, but by 1842 had acquired its modern meaning. Early users of the phrase include Sir Walter Scott in his 1828 The Fair Maid of Perth.

    The physical act of putting one's tongue into one's cheek once signified contempt. For example, in Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Roderick Random, which was published in 1748, the eponymous hero takes a coach to

    The phrase originally expressed contempt, but by 1842 had acquired its modern meaning. Early users of the phrase include Sir Walter Scott in his 1828 The Fair Maid of Perth.

    The physical act of putting one's tongue into one's cheek once signified contempt. For example, in Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Roderick Random, which was published in 1748, the eponymous hero takes a coach to Bath and on the way apprehends a highwayman. This provokes an altercation with a less brave passenger:

    He looked back and pronounced with a faltering voice, 'O! 'tis very well—damn my blood! I shall find a time.' I signified my contempt of him by thrusting my tongue in my cheek, which humbled him so much, that he scarce swore another oath aloud during the whole journey.

    The phrase appears in 1828 in The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott:

    The fellow who gave this all-hail thrust his tongue in his cheek to some scapegraces like himself.

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    Tongue-in-cheek is an idiom that describes a humorous or sarcastic statement expressed in a serious manner.

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    tongue in cheek
    [tongue in cheek]
    definition
    1. in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way:
      "one suspects that he is writing with tongue in cheek" · "his tongue is still tucked firmly in his cheek"
    tongue-in-cheek
    [ˌtəNGənˈCHēk]
    adjective
    tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
    1. ironic, flippant, or insincere:
      "her delightful tongue-in-cheek humor"
    adverb
    tongue-in-cheek (adverb)
    1. in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way:
      "he claimed then he was speaking tongue-in-cheek" · "She added tongue-in-cheek: “It's difficult to get drunk on mulled wine, I've tried.”"
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    definition
    1. in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way:
      playful
      joking
      jokey
      lighthearted
      high-spirited
      unserious
      facetious
      flippant
      flip
      glib
      frivolous
      teasing
      bantering
      whimsical
      frolicsome
      sportive
      jocose
      in jest
      as a joke
      for a laugh
      to tease
      Opposite:
      in earnest
      serious
    adjective
    1. ironic, flippant, or insincere:
      frisky
      jolly
      fun-loving
      lively
      high-spirited
      spirited
      exuberant
      perky
      skittish
      coltish
      kittenish
      mischievous
      impish
      devilish
      puckish
      roguish
      rascally
      tricksy
      prankish
      full of beans
      gay
      frolicsome
      gamesome
      sportive
      ludic
      full of fun
      in high spirits
      frolicky
      Opposite:
      solemn
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