forked tongue

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Noun

forked tongue (plural forked tongues)

The split tongue of a snake.
(idiomatic) The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.
- 2008 March 10, Kavi Chongkittavorn, “OPINION: Regional Perspective”, in The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand, retrieved 26 March 2008:
  This man has a forked tongue and lacks credibility.

Derived terms

speak with a forked tongue

Translations

split tongue of snake

Swedish: kluven tunga c, gadd (sv) c (archaic)

deceptiveness; untruthfulness

Spanish: lengua viperina
Swedish: kluven tunga c

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