tongue-in-cheek

Ironically: “The critic's remarks of praise were uttered strictly tongue-in-cheek.”

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However, I spent enough time with him and other players to witness moments, comments and actions that were not so tongue-in-cheek.
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The painter Ricardo Francis produced three separate works for the show, all with tongue-in-cheek names.
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He has total, tongue-in-cheek loyalty to Keough Novak, his fictional sister, who has more than 4,000 Twitter followers of her own.
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With his disarming, tongue-in-cheek salutations, he got on the phone.
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Most of the clips online that show Corden singing are tongue-in-cheek, though his voice does come off as serviceable.
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