(in combinations) The state or quality of having a particular number of or type of tongue or tongues.

plural of tongue depressor

A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity. / (less commonly) Any device used to depress the tongue.

garrulous, gossipy

(of a person) spiteful, malignant, rancorous

plural of slip of the tongue

Using humor as a deliberate element of style. / Characterized by humor about style or fashion. / Misspelling of tongue-in-cheek.

The use of humor as an element of style.

A schematic map of the human tongue, labelling which parts are (supposedly) receptive to different tastes.

plural of tongue twister