cheeky

Meaning

1. (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
2. (informal, usually) Tending to expose the cheeks of the buttocks.
3. Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.
4. (Commonwealth, UK, informal) Indulged in.

Synonyms

impudent

impertinent

insolent

saucy

rude

bold

shameless

nervy

barefaced

audacious

brash

pert

aggressive

disrespectful

unblushing

fresh

presumptuous

angry

😠

disobedient

cheeky fellow

be bold

impolite

brazen-faced

be forward

sassy

be brazen-faced

arrant

bad-tempered

unashamed

brazen

multilayered

naughty

negligent

overbold

poisonous

ribald

rough

arrogant

scurrilous

self-willed

shameful

shrewd

squirt

stubborn

thick-skinned

touchy

unabashed

uninhibited

violent

vulgar

Translations

frech

insolente

sfacciato

impertinent

descarado

effronté

keck

unverschämt

vorlaut

impertinente

insolente

sfrontato

atrevido

insolente

insolent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃiːki/

Etymology

From cheek + -y.
Compary typologically barefaced, bald-faced; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frons), Polish czelny (< czoło).