English-Swedish translations for tongue-in-cheek

Definition of tongue-in-cheek

• Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous
• With contempt

Examples

• 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

Related words

• tongue-twister
• tongue-tied
• tongue-and-groove pliers