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cheek·y

   [chee-kee]
adjective, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.
impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
Origin:
1855–60; cheek + -y1

Related forms
cheek·i·ly, adverb
cheek·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
saucy, audacious, bold.

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cheeky (ˈtʃiːkɪ)
 
—adj , cheekier, cheekiest
disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent: a cheeky child
 
'cheekily
 
—adv
 
'cheekiness
 
—n

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cheeky
1859, from cheek in its sense of "insolence."
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