cheeky

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Impudent

   Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

   • 'Shut up,' said Harrison. 'You chaps always behave as if you were jawin' us when we come to jaw you.' / 'You're a lot too cheeky,' said Craye.
   • The Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.
2. 2

   Tending to expose the cheeks of the buttocks.

   • Joyce Azria oversees a staff of twelve, manages a multimillion-dollar budget, and, in her first year as director of BCBG swimwear, designed cheeky bikinis and deep-V maillots that became top sellers at Bloomingdale's.
3. 3

   Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.

   • A death adder is cheeky, a tree snake quiet. Wasps are only cheeky if you hold them in your hand.
   • There is no doubt that many have been killed by large elapids, and that Aborigines treat such 'cheeky' snakes (and colubrids of similar appearance) with great respect.
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   1. 4

      Indulged in as a treat, especially an unhealthy one.

      • Although sometimes I'd award myself a cheeky McDonald's hangover treat if I did well.
      • It was a massive struggle to resist the lure of a cheeky beer, but I held firm.

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