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cheeky
[
chee
-kee
]
Origin
cheek·y
/
ˈtʃi
ki
/
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[
chee
-kee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
cheek·i·er,
cheek·i·est.
impudent; insolent:
a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
Origin:
1855–60;
cheek
+
-y
1
Related forms
cheek·i·ly,
adverb
cheek·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
saucy, audacious, bold.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
cheeky
(ˈtʃiːkɪ)
—
adj
,
cheekier
,
cheekiest
disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent:
a cheeky child
'cheekily
—
adv
'cheekiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
cheeky
1859, from
cheek
in its sense of "insolence."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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