- Cheeky
- Cheeky Cheek"y, a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold. [Slang.] [1913 Webster]
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Cheeky
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Cheeky — was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 22 October 1977 to 2 February 1980, when it merged with Whoopee! . The title character originated in another comic called Krazy , as one character in the strip The Krazy Gang and proved… … Wikipedia
cheeky — (adj.) 1859, from CHEEK (Cf. cheek) in its sense of insolence + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Cheekily; cheekiness … Etymology dictionary
cheeky — [adj] impudent audacious, ballsy*, bold, brash, brazen, disrespectful, forward, impertinent, insolent, insulting, nervy, saucy; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
cheeky — ► ADJECTIVE (cheekier, cheekiest) ▪ impudent or irreverent. DERIVATIVES cheekily adverb cheekiness noun … English terms dictionary
cheeky — [chēk′ē] adj. cheekier, cheekiest Informal saucy; impudent; insolent cheekily adv. cheekiness n … English World dictionary
cheeky — adjective BrE 1 rude or disrespectful, especially towards someone older such as a teacher or parent: Don t be so cheeky! | The cheeky devil! | cheeky monkey: Cheeky monkey! Get your hand out of the biscuit tin. 2 approving disrespectful or not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cheeky — adj. (colloq.) impudent cheeky to + inf. (it was cheeky of her to phone you at home) * * * [ tʃiːkɪ] (colloq.) [ impudent ] cheeky to + inf. (it was cheeky of her to phone you at home) … Combinatory dictionary
cheeky — cheek|y [ˈtʃi:ki] adj BrE rude or disrespectful, sometimes in a way that is amusing cheeky devil/monkey etc ▪ You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil! ▪ Now don t be cheeky to your elders, young woman. ▪ a chubby five year old with a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cheeky — Eee you cheeky monkey was what my mother said to me all the time when I was a kid. Cheeky means you are flippant, have too much lip or are a bit of a smart arse! Generally you are considered to be a bit cheeky if you have an answer for everything … The American's guide to speaking British
