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Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek means said jokingly while pretending to be serious. It is milder than sarcasm — there is no intent to wound. Used as an adjective before a noun, "a tongue-in-cheek comment", or after the verb, "the whole article was tongue-in-cheek".
Examples in context
His review was entirely tongue-in-cheek.
His review was entirely tongue-in-cheek.
She made a tongue-in-cheek remark about the boss.
She made a tongue-in-cheek remark about the boss.
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