tongue-in-cheek

Definition of Tongue-in-cheek in English :

1. bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek

cleverly amusing in tone

Example Sentences:
'a bantering tone'
'facetious remarks'
'tongue-in-cheek advice'

2. banteringly, tongue-in-cheek

in a bantering fashion

Example Sentences:
'he spoke to her banteringly'

3. facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheek

not seriously

Example Sentences:
'I meant it facetiously'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tongue-in-cheek

adjective

humorously ironic, mocking, or insincere

a tongue-in-cheek series of commercials for deodorant

adj.

Meant or expressed ironically or facetiously.