cheeky
Etymology

From .

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːki/
Adjective

cheeky (comparative cheekier, superlative cheekiest)

  1. (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
    • 1899 February, Rudyard Kipling, “The Impressionists”, in Stalky & Co., London: Macmillan & Co., published 1899, →OCLC ↗, page 112 ↗:
      '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.
    • 1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 7, in The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England:
      The Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.
  2. (informal, of swimwear, underwear, etc.) Tending to expose the cheeks of the buttocks.
    • 1984, Hugh Lunn, Queenslanders, page 159:
      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."
    • 2002, Elle, volume 17:
      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. (Australian Aboriginal) Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.
  4. (informal, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Indulged in.
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