English Explanatory Dictionary

forked tongue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The split tongue of a snake.
  2. The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.

Pronunciation

en-au-forked tongue.ogg

Word forms

forked tongue forked tongues

Related words

Janus-faced viperine

Derived words

speak with a forked tongue
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