cheeky

[chee-kee]

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adjective, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.

impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.

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Origin of cheeky

First recorded in 1855–60; cheek + -y¹

Related formscheek·i·ly, adverbcheek·i·ness, noun

Synonyms for cheeky

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saucy, audacious, bold.

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Examples from the Web for cheeky

Ricky Gervais, the sultan of scorn, uttered that cheeky bit while emceeing the Golden Globes ceremony a few years back.
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The revival swept in glam costumes, elegant choreography, and cheeky fun, sometimes weaving in social commentary.
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Greaves and a handful of friends founded it in January as a vehicle for a cheeky, in-your-face brand of political theater.
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It was the cataclysmic collision of spitfire upstart performer, brilliant pop song, and cheeky music video.
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They convey clearly, in a cheeky, campy kind of way, what the site is all about— getting the lowest price possible.
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Her cheeky feather was made to dance attendance for a moment; and then she was shown into the office.
The Bill-Toppers|Andre Castaigne
Jerry isn't as cheeky as he used to be in Flanders last year, is he?
Pushed and the Return Push|George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
A zygomatic zoophagan is a sort of cheeky animal that eats other animals.
Half-Hours with Jimmieboy|John Kendrick Bangs
Ralph looked him over as a cool specimen, although there was nothing “cheeky” about the intruder.
Ralph on the Overland Express|Allen Chapman
Herbert foresaw that Eustace was likely to be uppish and cheeky, and would want keeping in his place.
Queensland Cousins|Eleanor Luisa Haverfield

British Dictionary definitions for cheeky

cheeky

adjective cheekier or cheekiest

disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudenta cheeky child

Derived Formscheekily, adverbcheekiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for cheeky

adj.

1859, from cheek in its sense of "insolence" + -y (2). Related: Cheekily; cheekiness.

cheeky

adjective, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.

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cheeky

adjective cheekier or cheekiest