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tongue-in-cheek
adj : cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious
remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: bantering, facetious]
adv 1: in a bantering fashion; "he spoke to her banteringly" [syn:
banteringly]
2: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: facetiously,
jokingly]