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[ chee -kee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtʃi ki / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est. impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
Origin of cheeky First recorded in 1855–60; cheek + -y1
SYNONYMS FOR cheeky saucy, audacious, bold.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cheeky cheek·i·ly, adverb cheek·i·ness, noun Words nearby cheeky cheekpiece, cheek pouch, cheek strap, cheek tooth, Cheektowaga, cheeky , cheep, cheer, cheerer-upper, cheerful, cheerio
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Example sentences from the Web for cheeky Now, like a cheeky photo bomber, Apple’s orb bobs in the marina and uses Safdie’s towers as dramatic backdrop.
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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.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for cheeky adjective cheekier or cheekiest disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent a cheeky child
Derived forms of cheeky cheekily , adverb cheekiness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Words related to cheeky saucy, brash, bold, audacious, brazen, disrespectful, forward, impertinent, insolent, insulting, nervy, ballsy