Topical Words – Compiled by Dick Shunery

Date: December 1, 2016 - Craic & Codology


‘Tongue’ The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech. 1. Forked tongue: To speak deceitfully or lie. I will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hilary Clinton. 2. Tongue-in-cheek: Intended it to be understood as a joke, although you might seem serious: He said he was… Read more »

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