Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tongue firmly in cheek

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
tongue -firm-ly in cheek
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.

Synonyms

tongue-in-cheek

Questions

What does tongue firmly in cheek mean?
Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.

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