tongue in cheek, with

Ironically or as a joke, as in Was he speaking with tongue in cheek when he said Sally should run for president? This term probably alludes to the facial expression produced by poking one's tongue in one's cheek, perhaps to suppress a smile. [First half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blandina	-	Ancient Roman
Aviva	ah-VEEV-ah	Hebrew
Peter	PEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Yoko	yo:-ko	Japanese
Mac Beatha	-	Medieval Scottish
Eustathios	-	Ancient Greek