Cheeky

What do we mean by cheeky?

Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy. adjective

Impudent; brazen-faced; presumptuous; self-confident: as, he is a cheeky little fellow.

A Brazen-faced; impudent; bold.

Impudent; impertinent. adjective

Offensively bold adjective

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

(of swimwear, underwear, etc.) tending to reveal the cheeks of the buttocks.

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

Indulged in.

It is a concept from the UK not particularly shared by the US. It's basically sly and artful disrespect. Oscar Wilde, John Lennon, Jarvis Cocker , Noel Fielding, and Morrissey all come to mind with respect to being "cheeky". Having lived in England, I recognize this as a particularly British cultural phenomenon. There are always those in pop culture in the UK who aspire to be seen as quick-witted and cheeky. It's their way of "sticking it to the man" with a nudge and a wink. Being an American, I really don't see anything in the US that has quite the same tone. Sure there are plenty of smart humorists in the US, but they don't traffic in "cheek" quite like the Brits do. I think American humorists are more direct somehow. Cheek is done with a sly look in the eye because you know you're trying to get one over on the man, and the smile says that you know, and they (the man) know too, but you're allowed to get away with it anyway. It's very subtle. I'm guessing it has something to do with the more entrenched class system in the UK vs the US. Most Americans feel as if they are on par with the best of them (at least in their own minds), and don't humble themselves very readily in the presence of people from higher classes. They don't feel the need to be subtle in their scorn of "their betters" as they say. I think there was (and maybe still is) more at stake when you trash-talked up the chain in the UK. Just a guess. Urban Dictionary

Cheeky is a word used by english people like myself. 1. it is a word used to describe someone who does something or says something sort of disrespectful and sometimes rude, but says it in a cunning way. 2. can also be used in a more serious way i.e if you found out that one of your friends has been talking behind your back, you might say that she is a "cheeky bitch" Urban Dictionary

Harry Styles. Urban Dictionary

A word used mostly by people in the UK. It's a word that gives normally casual things an inappropriate feeling Urban Dictionary

Another term for quick or sly. Urban Dictionary

Someone who has no shame in doing something shameful or low class. Urban Dictionary

~I way someone acts that is cute and disirable. ~An annoying person who plays sneaky tricks on people. ~A bit on the mischievious side. Urban Dictionary

Verb; to be i. clever ii. sharp sighted iii. wise beyond your years iv. sassy v. intellectually challenging and captivating cheeky can be seen interrogating grown adults who shit their pants scared out of their screw ups by choice of weapon; words Urban Dictionary

Someone who can be overly rude and roast people in roast battles Urban Dictionary

1. A popular Family Guy line that can be overused, referring to Stewie's lines on PTV special "Cheeky Bastard" 2. Having the most luscious cheeks of the buttocks, well-deserved of poems, ballads, and passionate nights with or withour covers on bed. 3. A cunning genius or thing that even Superman is fond of. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to cheeky:
cheeky, cheesy, cheek, cheery, cheeks, checky, creeky, chesky, cheepy.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cheeky:
chappy, chappie, whoopee, charmer, chap, bum, cocky, wal, grin, likeable, mischievous, rollo, breezy, banter, irreverent, humour, playful, monkey, bingo, suggestive, charm, lad, wit, jokes, confident, sexy, charming, eastenders, fool, attitude, watson, fun, funny, paddy, loves, humor, finn, girls, personality, remarks, touch, bit, brighton, tune, idol, monica, mouse, parade, storyline, teen, comedy, lyrics, charted, sense, comedian, leslie, tim, pop, pages, melody, guide, chorus, duo, comments, happy, trouble, comic, girl, guy, charlie, strip, christmas, debuted, evil, max, character, really, belgian, angel, manner, vocal, romantic, wants, anything, dog, huge, mix.

Words that rhyme with cheeky:
sneaky, dashiki, freaky, squeaky, geeky, leaky, peaky, leakey, creaky, bleaky, kiki, streaky, cliquey, reeky, rekey, sleeky, screaky, creeky, siddiqi, greek key, louis leakey, unique key, b key, beak he, c key, cd key, cheek he, creek he, critique he, d key, e key, freak he, g key, g ki, greek e, greek he, iniki, ji ki, ji qi, key key, key ki, ki ki, koninklijke, kyi kyi, lee ki, li ki, li qi, meek he, micciche, ni ki, p key, peak e, peak he, physique he, pique he, qi qi, see key, seek he, shi qi, shriek he, speak he, streak he, t key, technique he, three key, toshiki, unique e, unique he, v key, weak e, weak he, weak key, week e, week he, yeakey, yi ki, yi qi, z key.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cheeky:
little, bloody, damned, uncoherent, awful.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cheeky:
grin, smile, boy, face, fellow, thing, bugger, girl, devil, man, beggar, monkey, way, brat, boys, sod, look, wink, kid, lad, manner, child, children, ones, things, eyes, expression, chappie, voice, tone, chap, woman, answer, remarks, lot, letter, question, remark, youngster, humor, rascal, youth, reply, yam, sort, girls, monkeys, birds, behaviour, confidence, comment, bird, comments, attitude, pup, wit, request, devils, kaffir, grins, humour, blighter, salute, style, urchins, kids, buggers, faces, joe, personality, sparrows, cow, argent, behavior, sparrow, brother, answers, response, urchin, retort, creature, fellows, servants, smiles, irreverence, laugh, charm, air, piece, beggars, trepidation.

Consonant match to cheeky:
chicky, checker, chico, choker, chukka, chica, chalky, chuckie, chaco, chocker, chokey, chucker, choko, choky, chalker, cheka, chickee, checky, chaka, chouka, chacko, checo, czajka, ciocca, cejka, chalk a, chalk he, chalk i, checchi, check a, check e, check he, check her, check high, check i, check key, check o, cheek a, cheek he, cheek her, cheek i, cheque a, cheque he, cheque i, chick a, chick he, cho ku, choke a, choke her, chu ko, chuck a, chuck e, chuck her, chuck i, chuck key.

Words that sound like cheeky:
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