forked tongue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- The split tongue of a snake.
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(idiomatic) The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.
This man has a forked tongue and lacks credibility.
2008 March 10, Kavi Chongkittavorn, “OPINION: Regional Perspective”, in The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand, retrieved 26 Mar 2008:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forked tongues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
es lengua viperina (deceptiveness; untruthfulness) · sv gadd (split tongue of snake) · sv kluven tunga (split tongue of snake) · sv kluven tunga (deceptiveness; untruthfulness)