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.

plural of adder's-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.

simple past tense of speak in tongues

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak in tongues

past participle of speak in tongues