Tongue-in-cheek

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]