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Humor lesson 101

To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>, "Team-Thicko@Autox.Team.Net" <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Subject: Humor lesson 101
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:10:23 -0600
(OK... maybe more advanced that 101... let's call it 102)

Definitions...

TONGUE-IN-CHEEK
WordNet Dictionary

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


  Synonyms:   bantering, banteringly, facetious, facetiously, humorous,
humourous, jokingly

Main Entry: tongue-in-cheek
Function: adjective
Date: 1933
: characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration





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