cheekyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃiːki/, U.S.

/ˈtʃiki/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheek n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < cheek n. (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -y suffix¹. Compare cheekiness n.

a. Impudent or insolent, esp. in speech; forward or presumptuous, esp. in a way that is amusing or disarming.

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the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective]

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1838 [implied in: T. P. Prest Sam Weller's Budget Recitations 17/2 That is not likely to take place, through your cheekiness! (at cheekiness n.)].

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 46 The president..who is generally the most cheeky, leary, downy cove they can tumble to.

1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxvi. 259 These men, in this here hut, are a rougher lot than you think for. Very like they'll be cheeky.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xvii. 273 You are the cheekiest young beggar I have the pleasure to know.

1929 W. S. Churchill Let. 12 Sept. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xiv. 344 A foolish Cleric with Socialist leanings, who asked a number of cheeky questions.

1977 J. P. Donleavy Destinies Darcy Dancer x. 119 Cheeky little chap, aren't you. It's your immaturity of course.

2013 Radio Times 2 Nov. (South/West ed.) 142/1 The cheeky charm of his thoroughly engaging interview persona.

b. offensive (originally South African). As a term of racial abuse or disparagement: designating a person, esp. a black person, perceived to be acting presumptuously or with undue self-confidence.

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1863 Lady Duff-Gordon in F. Galton Vac. Tourists & Notes of Trav. (1864) III. 178 ‘You see it makes the d—d niggers cheeky’ to have homes of their own.

1964 Listener 13 Feb. 257/1 His friends were muttering..about ‘cheeky munts’, which is the insulting white Rhodesian term for Africans.

1989 E. Mashinini Strikes have followed Me xii. 115 They could not speak out, because in South Africa once a white employer says, ‘You're cheeky,’ then that is that.

1998 S. Dingo Dingo xi. 115 In Western Australia, there had always been some good bosses..mixed in with those who..flogged ‘cheeky Abos’ with whips.

2003 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 25 Sept. Prime Minister Helen Clark has distanced New Zealand from broadcaster Paul Holmes' description of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as a ‘cheeky darkie’.

a. Chiefly British. Sexually provocative; risqué.

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1938 N. E. Jacob Straws in Amber i. i. 99 ‘Sounds as if it might easily be rude!’ ‘It's—well, it's risqué. That's the French, Mum, for not dirty, but—well, a bit cheeky.’

1971 Observer 9 May 26/4 All those curious ‘glamour’ items you often see in small advertisements—see-through baby-doll nighties, naughty negligées and cheeky knickers.

1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xxiv. 196 She was chuffed with all the backchat that went on. There was something cheeky, brassy, risqué about the place.

2013 Time Out N.Y. 11 July 65/2 Some of New York's best burlesque booty..taking the stage for cheeky performances.

b. Chiefly British. Of an item of food, drink, etc., or an activity: mildly irresponsible or illicit; indulgent.

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1989 M. Curtin League Against Christmas 87 Bourke that had his cheeky pint with George Blake in the King's Arms.

1996 Observer 16 June (Preview section) 45/3 (advt.) Seeking feisty, profess. F for cheeky beers.

2001 P. Burston Shameless iv. 56 Frequent trips to the toilet for what Caroline liked to describe as ‘cheeky little bumps’ of coke.

2007 N. Bedford & J. Eberle Lonely Planet Vienna (ed. 5) 12 We also asked our Viennese friends what they'd do with a cheeky day off in the city.

2015 G. Jenner Million Years in Day 62 What if, while we're deciding what to have for breakfast, we enjoy a cheeky bowl of cereal?

Compounds

cheeky chappie n. Australian and British a cheeky man or boy, esp. one who is likeable, entertaining, or charismatic.

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1909 Cootamundra (New S. Wales) Herald 17 Aug. 2 He is the cheerful, cheeky chappie whom Evangelist Alexander would have fired at with his own dum-dum bullet, ‘Two-Timothy-two-fifteen’.

1932 Times 6 Apr. 12/1 Mr. Max Miller rather overdid his reputation as a ‘cheeky chappie’.

1946 Mirror (Perth, W. Austral.) 27 Aug. 9/6 Cheeky chappies like Edgar Morgan (23), of Prowse-st., W. Perth, learn to behave in public the hard way.

1961 J. Haynes Football Today iv. 66 Bryan Douglas, the cheeky chappie from Lancashire, is a tremendous asset on England's right wing.

2013 Daily Tel. 20 June 27/3 David Wall was one of ballet's nice guys—a cheeky chappie.

cheeky chops n. chiefly British and Australian (an affectionate name for) a cheeky or mischievous person.

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1968 P. Cook & D. Moore Masked Phantom in W. Cook Goodbye Again (2005) 76 Right first time cheeky chops.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 21 Feb. Bye, cheeky chops.

2002 Mirror (Nexis) 26 Jan. 3 TV vet Joe Inglis on why he likes something fast and powerful between his legs... It's a motorbike, cheeky chops.

2014 S. Stephens Blindsided i. v. 33 I'm sorry for teasing you. I'm being a right little cheeky chops and I know it's unfair.

cheeky monkey n. (an affectionate name for) a cheeky person.

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1880 ‘Eona’ Unto Perfect Day xviii. 113 And pray why shouldn't John Forsyth chop logic, you little cheeky monkey?

1916 Nash's & Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 708/1 Of all the cheeky monkeys! Pitching into me like that—just because she missed her blessed waltz.

2014 T. Nightman Living in Shadows vii. 78 They all piled into my car and then requested that I take them all out for dinner; cheeky monkeys!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheeky
释义	cheekyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃiːki/, U.S. /ˈtʃiki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheek n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < cheek n. (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -y suffix¹. Compare cheekiness n. 1. a. Impudent or insolent, esp. in speech; forward or presumptuous, esp. in a way that is amusing or disarming. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] thristec897 bolda1000 keen1297 apert1330 smartc1400 malaperta1425 overbolda1425 affronted1485 saucy1511 impertinata1525 over-familiar1529 pert1535 cocket1537 cockapert1556 contumelious1561 impudent1563 brass-bold1582 pertlike1582 paughtya1586 audacious1586 copped1597 effronted1598 petulant1598 dortya1605 rufty-tufty1606 facy1607 snappish1608 bold-faceda1616 over-pert1621 impertinent1631 procacious1660 insolent1678 calleting1691 effrontuousa1734 imperent1771 free1775 sassy1799 pawky1809 iron-sideda1825 gilpie1835 cheeky1838 fresh1843 snouty1858 nebby1873 gay1889 nebsy1894 nervy1896 brass neck1925 facety1928 facey1929 brass-necked1935 chutzpadik1959 1838 [implied in: T. P. Prest Sam Weller's Budget Recitations 17/2 That is not likely to take place, through your cheekiness! (at cheekiness n.)]. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 46 The president..who is generally the most cheeky, leary, downy cove they can tumble to. 1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxvi. 259 These men, in this here hut, are a rougher lot than you think for. Very like they'll be cheeky. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xvii. 273 You are the cheekiest young beggar I have the pleasure to know. 1929 W. S. Churchill Let. 12 Sept. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) xiv. 344 A foolish Cleric with Socialist leanings, who asked a number of cheeky questions. 1977 J. P. Donleavy Destinies Darcy Dancer x. 119 Cheeky little chap, aren't you. It's your immaturity of course. 2013 Radio Times 2 Nov. (South/West ed.) 142/1 The cheeky charm of his thoroughly engaging interview persona. b. offensive (originally South African). As a term of racial abuse or disparagement: designating a person, esp. a black person, perceived to be acting presumptuously or with undue self-confidence. ΚΠ 1863 Lady Duff-Gordon in F. Galton Vac. Tourists & Notes of Trav. (1864) III. 178 ‘You see it makes the d—d niggers cheeky’ to have homes of their own. 1964 Listener 13 Feb. 257/1 His friends were muttering..about ‘cheeky munts’, which is the insulting white Rhodesian term for Africans. 1989 E. Mashinini Strikes have followed Me xii. 115 They could not speak out, because in South Africa once a white employer says, ‘You're cheeky,’ then that is that. 1998 S. Dingo Dingo xi. 115 In Western Australia, there had always been some good bosses..mixed in with those who..flogged ‘cheeky Abos’ with whips. 2003 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 25 Sept. Prime Minister Helen Clark has distanced New Zealand from broadcaster Paul Holmes' description of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as a ‘cheeky darkie’. 2. a. Chiefly British. Sexually provocative; risqué. ΚΠ 1938 N. E. Jacob Straws in Amber i. i. 99 ‘Sounds as if it might easily be rude!’ ‘It's—well, it's risqué. That's the French, Mum, for not dirty, but—well, a bit cheeky.’ 1971 Observer 9 May 26/4 All those curious ‘glamour’ items you often see in small advertisements—see-through baby-doll nighties, naughty negligées and cheeky knickers. 1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xxiv. 196 She was chuffed with all the backchat that went on. There was something cheeky, brassy, risqué about the place. 2013 Time Out N.Y. 11 July 65/2 Some of New York's best burlesque booty..taking the stage for cheeky performances. b. Chiefly British. Of an item of food, drink, etc., or an activity: mildly irresponsible or illicit; indulgent. ΚΠ 1989 M. Curtin League Against Christmas 87 Bourke that had his cheeky pint with George Blake in the King's Arms. 1996 Observer 16 June (Preview section) 45/3 (advt.) Seeking feisty, profess. F for cheeky beers. 2001 P. Burston Shameless iv. 56 Frequent trips to the toilet for what Caroline liked to describe as ‘cheeky little bumps’ of coke. 2007 N. Bedford & J. Eberle Lonely Planet Vienna (ed. 5) 12 We also asked our Viennese friends what they'd do with a cheeky day off in the city. 2015 G. Jenner Million Years in Day 62 What if, while we're deciding what to have for breakfast, we enjoy a cheeky bowl of cereal? Compounds cheeky chappie n. Australian and British a cheeky man or boy, esp. one who is likeable, entertaining, or charismatic. ΚΠ 1909 Cootamundra (New S. Wales) Herald 17 Aug. 2 He is the cheerful, cheeky chappie whom Evangelist Alexander would have fired at with his own dum-dum bullet, ‘Two-Timothy-two-fifteen’. 1932 Times 6 Apr. 12/1 Mr. Max Miller rather overdid his reputation as a ‘cheeky chappie’. 1946 Mirror (Perth, W. Austral.) 27 Aug. 9/6 Cheeky chappies like Edgar Morgan (23), of Prowse-st., W. Perth, learn to behave in public the hard way. 1961 J. Haynes Football Today iv. 66 Bryan Douglas, the cheeky chappie from Lancashire, is a tremendous asset on England's right wing. 2013 Daily Tel. 20 June 27/3 David Wall was one of ballet's nice guys—a cheeky chappie. cheeky chops n. chiefly British and Australian (an affectionate name for) a cheeky or mischievous person. ΚΠ 1968 P. Cook & D. Moore Masked Phantom in W. Cook Goodbye Again (2005) 76 Right first time cheeky chops. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 21 Feb. Bye, cheeky chops. 2002 Mirror (Nexis) 26 Jan. 3 TV vet Joe Inglis on why he likes something fast and powerful between his legs... It's a motorbike, cheeky chops. 2014 S. Stephens Blindsided i. v. 33 I'm sorry for teasing you. I'm being a right little cheeky chops and I know it's unfair. cheeky monkey n. (an affectionate name for) a cheeky person. ΚΠ 1880 ‘Eona’ Unto Perfect Day xviii. 113 And pray why shouldn't John Forsyth chop logic, you little cheeky monkey? 1916 Nash's & Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 708/1 Of all the cheeky monkeys! Pitching into me like that—just because she missed her blessed waltz. 2014 T. Nightman Living in Shadows vii. 78 They all piled into my car and then requested that I take them all out for dinner; cheeky monkeys! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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