cheeky monkey
An impudent person, usually a child.
ADJ.
customary, little, quicker, wily, young
VERB + CHEEKY
acting, became, bit, don't, get, got, introduced, sounds
CHEEKY + NOUN
', bikini, craye, girl, guy, lad, man, thing
PREP.
than, with
ADV.
always, once, such
adj
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.
Tending to expose the cheeks of the buttocks.
Barry said he introduced the cheeky bikini to the Coast three years ago: "I took a theatrical garment worn for as long as there have been strippers and showgirls — the G-string — and put it on the beach and gave it a name and we sold a heap."
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.
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.
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.
An impudent person, usually a child.
'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.
WiktionaryThe Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.
WiktionaryBarry said he introduced the cheeky bikini to the Coast three years ago: "I took a theatrical garment worn for as long as there have been strippers and showgirls — the G-string — and put it on the bea
WiktionaryIf you're cheeky once more, I won't read you a story tonight.
Tatoeba · #387627My brother got cheeky.
Tatoeba · #1336423My brother became cheeky.
Tatoeba · #1336465i Register
In some senses, cheeky is marked as informal, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.