tongue-work

tongue-work
tongueˈ-work noun
Babble, chatter
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Main Entry:tongue

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  • Tongue —    TONGUE, a parish, in the county of Sutherland, 250 miles (N. by W.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the island of Roan, and the villages of Tongue, Skianid, and Torrisdale, 2041 inhabitants, of whom 1558 are in the rural districts. This place …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Tongue-in-cheek — is a term used to refer to humor in which a statement, or an entire fictional work, is not meant to be taken seriously, but its lack of seriousness is subtle. The origin of its usage comes from when Spanish minstrels would perform for various… …   Wikipedia

  • Tongue — (Shetou) Rock group Tongue has the distinction of being the only Chinese rock band from Xinjiang province. In this region of western China, populated by the Muslim Uighurs, Islamic culture is a major influence on musical life. For the six members …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • tongue-in-cheek — Digest 20/2002 saying something other than what is truly meant; facetious; sarcastic; insincere When Paul complimented his secretary s work, he was being facetious. He really meant just the opposite. He was speaking tongue in cheek. The… …   Idioms and examples

  • Acid Tongue — Infobox Album Name = Acid Tongue Type = studio Artist = Jenny Lewis Released = September 23, 2008 Recorded = January 2008 Sound City Studios, Van Nuys Genre = Indie Alternative country Length = 47:24 Label = Warner Bros. Records Producer = Jenny… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas H. Tongue — Infobox Congressman name =Thomas H. Tongue imagesize = 175px state = Oregon district = ushr|Oregon|1|1st termstart = March 4, 1897 termend = January 11, 1903 preceded = Binger Hermann succeeded = Binger Hermann office2= 7th Mayor of Hillsboro,… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Tongue — Infobox Judge name = Thomas H. Tongue imagesize = caption = office = 75th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court termstart = 1969 termend = 1982 nominator = appointer = Tom McCall predecessor = Alfred T. Goodwin successor = Betty Roberts… …   Wikipedia

  • Forked tongue — A forked tongue is a tongue split into two distinct ends at the tip; this is a feature common to many species of reptiles. Reptiles smell using the tip of their tongue, and a forked tongue allows them to sense from which direction a smell is… …   Wikipedia

  • Erebus Ice Tongue — (1901 1904) named and charted the ice tongue. [ [http://aadc maps.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display name.cfm?gaz id=124864 Australian Antarctic Data Centre] , Antarctic Gazetteer Name Details.] Erebus Ice Tongue is about 10 meters high and is centered… …   Wikipedia

  • Ball Tongue — Infobox Song Name = Ball Tongue Artist = Korn alt Artist = Album = Korn Released = 1994 track no = 2 Recorded = 1994 Genre = Nu metal Length = 4:29 Label = Immortal/Epic Records Producer = Ross Robinson prev = Blind prev no = 1 next = Need To… …   Wikipedia

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