forked tongue

noun

The split tongue of a snake.

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Meanings

nounforked tongue (plural forked tongues)

plural forked tongues

  1. The split tongue of a snake.
  2. idiomaticThe 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

Translations

Spanish lengua viperina
  • lengua viperinadeceptiveness; untruthfulness
Swedish kluven tunga, gadd
  • kluven tungasplit tongue of snake
  • gaddsplit tongue of snake
  • kluven tungadeceptiveness; untruthfulness
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APA

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MLA

“forked tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forked%20tongue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forked tongue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forked%20tongue.

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