tongue-in-cheek

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - adjective

cleverly amusing in tone (Freq. 2)
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
• Syn:
bantering, facetious
• Similar to:
humorous, humourous
• Derivationally related forms:
facetiousness (for: facetious)

II - adverb

1. in a bantering fashion
- he spoke to her banteringly
• Syn:
banteringly
• Derived from adjective:
bantering (for: banteringly)
2. not seriously
- I meant it facetiously
• Syn:
facetiously, jokingly
• Derived from adjective:
joking (for: jokingly), facetious (for: facetiously)