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Cheeky vs Cheeks - What's the difference?

cheeky | cheeks |

As an adjective cheeky

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

As a noun cheeks is

plural of lang=en.

cheeky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
  • * 1899 , , Stalky & Co. , chaper 4:
    • "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 , , The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England , chaper 7:
    • The Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.

    Synonyms

    * saucy * insolent * See

    cheeks

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * sweet cheeks