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cheeky

[ chee-kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.

rude or disrespectful, especially in a playful or witty way; saucy; bold:
With his trademark cheeky glint in his eye, he told me to get lost.
A high dose of cheeky slapstick keeps the narrative rolling along.
Synonyms: bold, audacious, saucy
Informal. taken or done for sheer self-indulgent pleasure, usually spontaneously and in defiance of convention or normal restraint:
This dish makes a great small dessert bowl, perfect for a cheeky scoop of ice cream.
While in London for work I went for a cheeky spa break.
Slang. (of shorts, underwear, etc.) incompletely or scantily covering the buttocks:
My new swimsuit has a retro triangle white top and a teal cheeky bottom.

Often cheek·ies. Slang. a pair of underpants, shorts, etc., that incompletely or scantily cover the buttocks:
Some feel comfier in a cheeky than in a thong.
I spent Saturday morning lounging in my favorite T-shirt and a pair of cheekies.

cheeky

/ ˈtʃiːkɪ /

Origin of cheeky¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cheek + -y ¹

Ricky Gervais, the sultan of scorn, uttered that cheeky bit while emceeing the Golden Globes ceremony a few years back.

The revival swept in glam costumes, elegant choreography, and cheeky fun, sometimes weaving in social commentary.

Greaves and a handful of friends founded it in January as a vehicle for a cheeky, in-your-face brand of political theater.

It was the cataclysmic collision of spitfire upstart performer, brilliant pop song, and cheeky music video.

They convey clearly, in a cheeky, campy kind of way, what the site is all about— getting the lowest price possible.

The nice new house was expecting them, and a cheeky, pimply German page-boy took their packages up.

Her nose was quite four inches higher in the air by the end of the season, in fact she presented the most cheeky appearance.

Some of our new men have the manners of a cheeky young chawbacon on a gate.

It's awfully interesting, because we work in the Huns' front-yard in a way, and it seems so cheeky somehow.

He had leaned his arms upon the table, and now he smiled up at her like a mischievous, cheeky school‑boy.

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