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- Dictionarycheeky/ˈtʃiːki/
adjective
- 1. showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is amusing or appealing: British "a cheeky grin"
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CHEEKY definition: 1. slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way: 2. used to describe something…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHEEKY is boldly rude, impudent, or disrespectful in usually a playful or appealing way. How to use cheeky in a sentence.
Cheeky definition: rude or disrespectful, especially in a playful or witty way; saucy; bold. See examples of CHEEKY used in a sentence.
Someone who is cheeky is rude to someone they ought to respect, but often in a charming or amusing way.
CHEEKY meaning: 1. slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way: 2. used to describe something…. Learn more.
If you're being cheeky you're being brash or irreverent. If you're a cheeky child, you're probably just being impudent and disrespectful — and you're probably going to get in trouble.
adjective. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.
cheeky (British English, informal) (especially of children) rude in a funny or an annoying way: You cheeky monkey! a cheeky grin
rude or disrespectful, especially in a playful or witty way; saucy; bold: With his trademark cheeky glint in his eye, he told me to get lost. A high dose of cheeky slapstick keeps the narrative rolling along. Synonyms: bold, audacious, saucy.
If you describe a person or their behavior as cheeky, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way. [mainly British] [...] More. Synonyms of 'cheeky' • impudent, rude, forward, fresh (informal) [...] More. Examples of 'cheeky' in a sentence.
