Sly
Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Tongue-in-cheek and sly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tongue-in-cheek" instead an adjective "Sly".
Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek adjective - Cleverly amusing in tone.
Sly and tongue-in-cheek are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sly" instead an adjective phrase "Tongue-in-cheek".
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The title of Sly and the Family Stones's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" was created as an intentional mondegreen of "thank you for letting me be myself again." It's obviously tongue-in-cheek, since the chorus is the one part that isn't especially difficult to understand.
Source: Mondegreen
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