"tongue-in-cheek" meaning in Inglés

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Adjective

Forms: more tongue-in-cheek [comparative], most tongue-in-cheek [superlative]
  1. Irónico, burlón, con tono burlesco.
    Sense id: es-tongue-in-cheek-en-adj-TUBlG0K3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

Forms: more tongue-in-cheek [comparative], most tongue-in-cheek [superlative]
  1. Con ironía.
    Sense id: es-tongue-in-cheek-en-adv-h2b5OBqA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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