Definition of cheeky
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. — Shaun Assael
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Examples of cheeky in a Sentence
a cheeky comment about something that was none of her business
Recent Examples of cheeky from the Web
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Packed with cheeky news stories, Q. and A.s, opinion pieces, infographics and even advertising parodies (
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But, the no-nonsense sign straddles that line between serious and cheeky, much like that bad Tinder date bathroom sign which went viral a while back.
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Olivia Munn went for a white cheeky bikini bottom with a sheer-paneled strapless top.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a cheeky penalty for Borussia Dortmund to win the German Cup final over Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in what could have been his last game for the club on Saturday.
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Roger Moore, the handsome Londoner who portrayed James Bond in more films than anyone else and did so with cartoonish, cheeky charm and probably for a bit too long, has died.
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Manipulators of the media, sound collagists and just plain cheeky sods, Negativland made their mark on music – and copyright law – with a series of releases that fell somewhere between schizophrenic jumble and pick’n’mix DJing.
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Origin and Etymology of cheeky
see 1cheek
First Known Use: 1846
CHEEKY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cheeky for English Language Learners
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: rude and showing a lack of respect often in a way that seems playful or amusing
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