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cheeky

[chee-kee] / ˈtʃi ki /


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But Declan’s turf is the raffish seaside town of Blackpool, home to cheeky postcards and stand-up comedians.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Chutzpah-wise, “Oak Street” stands at the border between brazen and cheeky.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"Amazon is primed to buy Liverpool Football Club" is the Daily Star's lead story, quipping "you'll never deliver alone!" – a cheeky reference to the club's terrace anthem.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

He was cheeky and liked a good story more than anything else.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

They’ll also tailor show topics to the cities they’re in or make the dialogue cheekier than what you can say on air.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2025

A cheekier version of the Bidens’ German shepherd appears in the “Kindness and Gratitude” themed Vermeil Room, peeking out of a wrapped gift box while Willow rests nearby.

From Washington Post Nov. 28, 2022

Another forum had a cheekier explanation for why it was banning posts about ransomware: “if it ran somewhere, then you should probably go catch it?”

From The Verge Dec. 9, 2021

This is one of the documentary’s cheekier touches, but inspired in a fundamentally important way.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2018

Not that his rank in life made him any the cheekier, but I suppose it was born in the boy.

From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Gordon Stables

Dannii Minogue wrote on Instagram: "The cheekiest chap. His voice, smile and dancing feet will be missed by so many."

From BBC Nov. 9, 2023

Maurizio Sarri’s side took the lead in the 21st minute with a fantastic assist from Sergej Milinković-Savić, who sent Immobile clear with the cheekiest of backheel flicks and the forward coolly slotted home.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2022

However, the honor for the cheekiest Easter egg in the main titles belongs to Steve Zahn, who plays Mark.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2021

In the end, “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” gets away with its cheekiest conceits for the simplest and most intuitive of reasons, which is that the actors commit themselves entirely.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2017

All I heard was Mrs Pratchett’s dreadful high-pitched voice behind me screeching, ‘This one’s the cheekiest of the bloomin’ lot, ’Eadmaster!

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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