Gleb Shishmaryov (1781â1835), Russian admiral; Gleb Shulpyakov (born 1971), Russian writer; Gleb Strizhenov (1923â1985), Russian actor; Gleb Struve (1898â1985), Russian poet and literary historian; Gleb Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) (1168â1215), Rus' prince; Gleb Uspensky (1843â1902), Russian writer; Gleb Wataghin (1899â1986), Italian scientist
3. Tongue-in-cheek. Tongue-in-cheek is a term used to refer to humor in which a statement is not meant to be taken seriously, but its lack of seriousness is subtle. Nonetheless beware of jackasses trying to use it as an out-of-jail card sometimes when they fuck up and say some' stupid they really meant.
Putting one's tongue into one's cheek was originally used to signify contempt. For example, in Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Roderick Random, which was published in 1748, the eponymous hero is taking a coach to Bath and apprehends a highwayman. This provokes an altercation with a less brave passenger: