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Stick Out Your Tongue Day

Fun · July 19

A lighthearted day for the oldest silly face there is: sticking out your tongue, for a laugh, a photo, or a look in the mirror.

Stick Out Your Tongue Day falls on Monday, July 19, 2027. That is 265 days away.

Sticking out your tongue may be the first face most people learn to make on purpose. Toddlers do it before they can say much, and plenty of adults never fully stop. This day gives that small act of cheek a little room.

The gesture means different things depending on who is doing it and why. From a child across the room it can be teasing. In a group photo it usually means everyone is relaxed. At the doctor's office it is simply a way to show the inside of your mouth, which is less charming but more useful.

The tongue itself is busier than its reputation. It is a muscular organ that helps you taste, chew, swallow and shape the sounds of speech. It is covered in small bumps called papillae, and many of those hold taste buds. Some people can roll their tongue into a tube and some cannot, which tends to start a round of testing at any table where it comes up.

Marking the day is easy. People take goofy photos with friends, make faces at kids (who reliably make them back), or try the classic tongue tricks in front of a mirror. Some families turn it into a game of who can hold the face longest without laughing.

The face works best when it is shared. A tongue stuck out at someone who sticks theirs out in return is about as close to a perfect conversation as two people can have without words.

Ways to celebrate

• Take a silly group photo with everyone sticking out their tongues.
• Try rolling your tongue into a tube and see who else can.
• Make a goofy face at a child and wait for the reply.
• Hold a no-laughing contest while making tongue faces.

Dates

All national days on July 19

Also on July 19

• National Daiquiri Day
• Global Hug Your Kids Day

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