Usually means: Lying or being deliberately deceptive.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word speak with a forked tongue:

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  1. speak with a forked tongue: Merriam-Webster
  2. speak with a forked tongue: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. speak with a forked tongue: Wiktionary
  4. speak with a forked tongue: Dictionary.com

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  1. speak with a forked tongue: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (speak with a forked tongue)

verb:  (idiomatic) To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.

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