cheekier; cheekiest
informal
: boldly rude, impudent, or disrespectful in usually a playful or appealing way
a cheeky grin
… old-timers who still look like they could deck you if you get too cheeky.—
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a cheeky comment about something that was none of her business
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
And Conan O’Brien voices a cheeky new character, a potty-training device named Smarty Pants.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where golf WAG Jena Sims gives Brooks Koepka a cheeky send-off before battling the elements at Shinnecock Hills.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Vivid, brutal, cheeky, slightly magical, very performable is The Cremation of Sam McGee, like much of Robert Service’s writing.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
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“Cheeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheeky. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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cheeky
adjective
cheekier; cheekiest
informal
: boldly rude or disrespectful in usually a playful way
cheekiness
noun
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