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forked tongue

noun

Definition of forked tongue

: intent to mislead or deceive —usually used in the phrase to speak with forked tongue

Examples of forked tongue in a Sentence

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 For instance, Horner says that in the kitchen scene in Jurassic Park, the movie producers wanted the Velociraptors to flick forked tongues in the air, like snakes. — Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, "Were real dinosaurs as bulletproof as the one in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom?," 19 June 2018 My boyfriend clung to Waldo’s fur and stretched his little, forked tongue out for the crickets in my hand. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Lizard Lover" by Christine Vines," 2 June 2018

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First Known Use of forked tongue

1833, in the meaning defined above

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