Last Updated :2025/11/20

tongue-in-cheek

Adjective
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
真面目に捉えるべきではなく、冗談や皮肉を交えて表現される様子を指す。 / 冗談半分、または風刺を込めた発言や表現方法を示す。
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会議をすべて即興ダンスに置き換えようという彼女の冗談めかした提案は皆を驚かせたが、場の雰囲気を和らげた。

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(idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

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tongue-in-cheek

Her tongue-in-cheek suggestion to replace all meetings with interpretive dance surprised everyone, but it lightened the mood.

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Her tongue-in-cheek suggestion to replace all meetings with interpretive dance surprised everyone, but it lightened the mood.

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